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CITY OF LEGAZPI – The provincial government of Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte is carrying out a preventive and forced evacuation of residents as Typhoon Rolly roars into the Bicol region.
In Camarines Sur, local officials have begun the forced evacuation of residents living in areas prone to storm surge, landslides and flooding in all villages.
Estel Estropia, spokesman for the Provincial Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, said that the evacuation of 20,000 families is expected before noon on Saturday.
Attorney Don Culvera, unified incident commander for Camarines Norte, said that based on the initial report, at least 1,329 families or 6,645 people from 75 villages in Vinzons, Mercedes, San Vicente and Daet., Have been transferred since Friday to 53 evacuation centers.
At least 35,000 families or 159,000 people will be evacuated in the province, Culvera said.
In its 8 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that the wind signal from tropical cyclone number 2 is over Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon and Burias Island. in Masbate.
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