Friday, November 15, 2013

NDRRMC Situation Report on the effects of the typhoon Yolanda, November 15, 2013 (6:00 a.m.)

From the Website of GPH - Government of the Philippines



NDRRMC Situation Report on the effects of the typhoon Yolanda, November 15, 2013 (6:00 a.m.)

From the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management 
Effects

Casualties

2,360 dead
3,853 injured
77 missing

Number of affected areas

9,303 barangays in 44 provinces, 536 municipalities and 55 cities of Regions IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI, and Caraga.

Evacuation centers

A total of 78,476 families (380,552 persons) are being served inside 1,028 evacuation centers.

Damaged houses

The number of damaged houses increased to 253,049 houses (136,247 totally / 117,802 partially) in the affected provinces.

As of 6:00 p.m., November 13, 2013 all bridges and roads that were previously affected are now passable.

Airports

Operations in Tacloban airport are still limited.
As of November 13, all airports under CAAP control are now operational.

Cost of damages

Roads
A total of P4,060,044,079.13 worth of damages (P362,834,761.13 to infrastructure and P3,697,209,318.00 to agriculture) were reported in Regions IV-B, V, VI,VII, VIII and, Caraga.
A total of 71,733 hectares of agricultural land planted with rice (67,095 has),corn (2,384 has) and high value crops (2,254 has) were affected in Regions IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, and CARAGA (42,137 has with no chance of recovery and 29,596 has with chance of recovery) and the estimated production loss was P2,321,091,763.00 or 138,280 metric tons. Rice was the hardest hit with Region VIII ranking no. 1 (38,441 has) followed by Region V (17,385 has)

Rice losses amounted to P2,221,133,529; corn P48,512,572; and high value crops P51,445,662. On the other hand, livestock, fisheries, irrigation facilities and infrastructure were also damaged amounting to P1,376,117,555. The estimated cost of damages to agriculture has amounted to P3,697,209,318.

Power interruptions

Power outage is being experienced on various areas in the following provinces:

Oriental Mindoro
Palawan
Capiz
Aklan
Antique
Iloilo
Cebu
Bohol
Siquijor
Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar

Based on NGCP’s latest inspection, 566 transmission towers and poles are either leaning or toppled and 7 substations are affected which remained unenergized.

Communications

“Libreng Tawag” of Globe Telecom was set up at a Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City.
As of November 14, 2013, Globe Sun Cellular, Smart and Talk N’ Text Services have been restored in the following provinces:

  Smart and Sun Globe
Province % with service % with service
Aklan 83% 11%
Antique 94% 56%
Biliran 38% 0%
Bohol 100% 92%
Capiz 65% 18%
Cebu 100% 85%
Eastern Samar 14% 0%
Guimaras 100% 80%
Iloilo 91% 64%
Leyte 53% 9%
Negros Occidental 94% 97%
Negros Oriental 100% 96%
Northern Samar 95% 25%
Samar (Western Samar) 81% 29%
Southern Leyte 100% 65%
Total 84% 56% 

Water supply

Some LGUs in Capiz and Iloilo, and the Municipality of Barbaza, Antique do not have water supplies.

State of Calamity

Dumangas, Iloilo (Res. No. 2013-188), Janiuay, Iloilo, and the Province of Antique (Res. No. 085-2013) were declared under a state of calamity.
Presidential Proclamation No.682 dated November 11, 2013, Declaring A State of National Calamity in Samar provinces, Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Palawan.

Cost of assistance

A total of P70,324,817.73 worth of relief assistance was provided to affected families in Regions IV-A IV-B, V, VI, VII, VII, X, XI, and Caraga:

DSWD (P31,298,380.10)
DOH (P8,330,062.30)
LGUs (P30,483,261.33)
NGOs (P213,114.00)

Prepositioned and deployed assets

A total of 18,089 personnel, 844 vehicles, 44 seacrafts, 31 aircrafts and other assets / equipment from National and Local Agencies, Responders and Volunteer Organizations were prepositioned and deployed to strategic areas to facilitate response operations.



Status of relief and rehabilitation efforts for typhoon Yolanda as of November 14, 2013 (7:00 p.m.)

Food and Water

As of November 14, 2013, DSWD has distributed a total of 223,649 food packs to their Field Offices (FOs) and to the affected families in the following areas:
Region
Food Packs
IV-A
100
IV-B
3,192
V
11,926
VI
66,338
VII
44,649
VIII
18,000
X
10,000
XI
10,800
CARAGA
5,000
NROC
53,644
Total
223,649


Power

Typhoon Yolanda has affected power supply in 20 provinces in Regions IV-B, V, VI, VII, and VIII. Power has been fully restored in three provinces (i.e., Romblon, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor). Aklan, Caticlan, and Boracay Island have been partially energized.
Below is a table of the updates from DOE:

Province
Electric Cooperatives
No. of Municipalities



Affected
Restored
1.     Occidental Mindoro
OMECO
10
8
2.     Oriental Mindoro
ORMECO
15
14
3.     Romblon
TIELCO
10
10
4.     Masbate
MASELCO
15
8

TISELCO
4
4
5.     Antique
ANTECO
18
8
6.     Iloilo
ILECO II
16
10
7.     Negros Occidental
VRESCO
9
9
8.     Cebu
CEBECO II
13
5
9.     Bohol
BOHECO I
26
8
10.  Negros Oriental
NORECO II
14
4
11.  Siquijor
PROSIELCO
6
6

 Funding and Foreign Aid

Assistance has been pouring in from the private sector for those affected by typhoon Yolanda.   The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has a consolidated report of the companies that have made pledges for donations as of November 13, 2013, :

Company
Amount of Donation
(in US dollars)
Century Development Corporation (Taiwan)
100,000
PepsiCo, Inc.
1,000,000

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation estimates that over US$20 million have been announced to support recovery efforts for the victims of the typhoon. The following are the top donors:

Company
Amount of Donation
(in US dollars)
IKEA Foundation
2,680,400
SM Group
2,292,300
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
1,250,000
Carnival Corporation/ Miami HEAT
1,000,000
HSBC Holdings PLC
1,000,000
PepsiCo Foundation
1,000,000
Royal Caribbean Cruises
1,000,000
Samsung Group
1,000,000
UPS
1,000,000
State Street Foundation
600,000
Microsoft Corporation
500,000
Walt Disney Company
500,000
JCB
480,660
Abbott
450,000
Ford Motor Company and the Ford Motor Company Fund
400,000
United Technologies
350,000
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
300,000
Citi
250,000
NBA
250,000
Toyota Motor Corporation
228,910

As of November 14, 2013 (6:00 p.m.), 41 countries and international organizations have pledged an estimated $97.05 million in cash and kind for relief and search and rescue operations. Click here for details.
The Department of Finance has set up One-Stop Shops (OSS) for Donations from the International Community. The OSS will conduct round-the-clock processing of relief goods and other aid-related equipment donated by the international community. These help desks are located at entry points in Tacloban and Cebu, as well as NAIA.



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Article links:

http://www.gov.ph/2013/11/15/ndrrmc-situation-report-on-the-effects-of-the-typhoon-yolanda-november-15-2013-600-a-m/


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