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MANILA, Philippines – More than two million people residing in 12 regions were affected by Super Typhoon Rolly, which was considered the strongest typhoon in the world this year, the National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management said Monday ( NDRRMC).
“Rolly affected or exposed a total of 12 regions, and the number of affected population is 372,653 families made up of 2,068,085 people,” said NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad in a televised briefing.
The affected families came from regions I, II, III, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and National Capital Region.
NDRRMC is still assessing the cost of the damage caused by Rolly, Jalad said.
Meanwhile, seven road sections and four bridges were affected in Regions II, III, V and CAR.
Some 1,160 passengers were also stranded in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Region V due to Rolly.
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, who was also present at the briefing, said that more than 53,000 homes lost electricity in selected provinces.
“I just want to clarify based on the number I gave on the number of consumers without electricity. In the areas of Cavite, Quezón, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan and Metro Manila, at 6 am this morning, it is located at 53,863 ”, said Cusi.
“This excludes Catanduanes because there is no electricity in the area,” he added.
EDV
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