DSWD: 315,000 in evacuation centers

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About 315,000 Filipinos are staying in evacuation centers following floods in Luzon and Visayas

TESDA director-general Joel Villanueva, Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo and Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros join President Aquino in distributing relief goods to flood victims in Marikina (Photo by: Gil Nartea/Malacanang Photo Bureau)

MANILA, Philippines – Out of the 2.11 million Filipinos affected by the non-stop rain and massive flooding in Luzon and some parts of the Visayas, a total of 66,577 families or 314,795 Filipinos are staying in evacuation centers, according to data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as of Thursday, August 9. 

A total of 630 evacuation centers are serving as temporary shelters to flood victims in Metro Manila, Ilocos region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Western Visayas regions.

Region

Number of Evac. Center

Inside Evacuation Center

Outside Evacuation Center

Families

Persons

Families

Persons

NCR

        322

41,413

201,982

373

1,782

I

8

377

823

113

587

III

174

11,046

45,723

13,050

66,140

IV-A

120

13,617

65,688

39,638

196,775

IV-B

4

107

533

0

0

VI

2

17

46

0

0

Total

630

66,577

314,795

53,174

265,284

           

President Benigno S. Aquino III visits the flood affected residents at Nangka Elementary School in Marikina City. The President assured the residents on Thursday that the government is working towards achieving a permanent solution to the city’s perennial problem of flooding once the Marikina river bursts its confines and swamps the city after strong rains. ( Photo by: Gil Nartea/Malacanang Photo Bureau )

In Metro Manila alone, 359 evacuation centers were opened in 260 barangays.

According to DSWD, it is also assisting some 53,174 families or 265,284 persons who are staying outside evacuation centers.

In a statement on Thursday, DSWD said it has distributed P10.94 million worth of relief assistance consisting of food and non-food items to families affected by flooding and torrential rains.

On Thursday, DSWD social workers joined President Benigno S. Aquino III in visiting and distributing relief goods in evacuation centers in Nangka, Marikina, Bagong Silangan, Quezon City and Bagong Poblacion, Malabon. – Rappler.com


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