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Residents walk under an uprooted tree next to an overturned vehicle (behind) and debris in a residential area in suburban Manila city of Marikina, on November 13, 2020, a day after Typhoon Ulysses (name international: Vamco) will hit the capital area bringing heavy rains and floods. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
MANILA, Philippines – The Manila Metropolitan Development Authority (MMDA) deployed a composite team on Friday to help clean up areas in Marikina City devastated by Typhoon Ulysses.
In a statement Friday, MMDA President Danilo Lim instructed staff from the Parkways Road Clearance Group, the Highway Emergency Group, and the agency’s Public Safety Division to assist the local Marikina city government in your ongoing cleanup and rehabilitation efforts.
“We have sent our men to severely damaged areas in the city of Marikina to remove debris, clear obstructions and collect household waste in coordination with the city’s Office of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management,” Lim said.
MMDA shipped dump trucks, forwarders, backhoes, and other heavy equipment needed to clear road obstructions to the city of Marikina.
“Our men are equipped with cleaning tools to transport trash and thick mud from the affected areas,” Lim said.
Lim, Concurrent Chairman of the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MMDRRMC) also instructed MMDA staff to clear debris from all affected roads in Metro Manila.
Based on monitoring by the MMDA’s Metro Manila Crisis Monitoring and Management Center of the flooding situation in Metro Manila, all major thoroughfares that were underwater on Thursday are now passable.
In the heyday of Ulysses, MMDA staff assisted in the rescue and evacuation of affected people, assisted in crowd control, and managed the flow of traffic in the affected cities on the metro.
Ambulances, rubber boats, truck-mounted cranes, backhoes, water pumps, rescue equipment were also dispatched, the MMDA said.
Lim also called on various Metro local government units to provide assistance to Marikina and other cities that have been severely affected by the typhoon. Miggy Dumlao, fellow
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