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‘Yolanda’ displaces 6,500 families in Negros Occidental

A TOTAL of 6,596 families in Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, have been displaced by Typhoon Yolanda as of Friday afternoon.

In Bacolod, 1,805 families sought shelter in 37 evacuation centers, a report of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office showed.

Sixteen cities and municipalities in Negros Occidental initiated preventive evacuations, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) reported.

A consolidated report of the PSWDO showed the number of evacuees increased to 4,791 families from 3,026 early Friday morning.

The evacuees, who came from 103 barangays, were sheltered in 111 evacuation centers.

The PSWDO reported that Victorias City has the most number of affected families at 581 from 13 villages.

Cadiz City evacuated 565 families from 12 barangays; Kabankalan City, 689 families; Bago City, 469 families; Calatrava, 386 families; Himamaylan City, 355 families; Sagay City, 330 families; Isabela, 285 families; Ilog, 202 families; Escalante City, 254 families; Silay City, 211 families; E.B. Magalona, 191 families; Sipalay City, 155 families; Pontevedra, 81 families; La Castellana, 26 families; and Moises Padilla, 11 families.

PSWDO head Liane Garcia said they have delivered 3,025 family food packs to the affected families. Each food pack contains three kilos of rice, three cans of sardines and three pouches of noodles.

She added that the Department of Social Welfare and Development also sent 2,775 food packs for typhoon victims in Negros Occidental


Source:-
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/lo...idental-312828