NDRRMC Situation Report on the effects of the typhoon Yolanda, November 16, 2013 (8:00 a.m.)

From the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Effects

CASUALTIES
•3,633 dead
•12,487 injured
•1,179 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 86,909 families (422,290 persons) are being served inside 1,142 evacuation centers.

DAMAGED HOUSES

The number of damaged houses increased to 287,199 houses (160,831 totally / 126,368 partially) in the affected provinces.

ROADS

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

AIRPORTS

Operations in Tacloban airport are still limited.

As of Nov 13, all airports under CAAP control are now operational.

COST OF DAMAGE

A total of P9,460,240,222.13 worth of damages (P371,058,761.13 to infrastructure and P9,089,181,461.00 to agriculture) were reported in Regions IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII and CARAGA.

A total of 155,366 hectares of agricultural land planted with rice (86,192 has), corn (14,207 has) and high value crops (54,967 has) were affected in Regions IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, and CARAGA and the estimated production loss was P7,742,203,861.00 or 236,938 metric tons. Rice was the hardest hit with Region VIII ranking no. 1 (74,213 has) followed by Region VII (7,865 has)

Agricultural production losses amounted to P2,412,653,276.00 for rice; P226,986,542.00 for corn, P1,967,979,332.00 for high value crops; P2,079,107,275.00 for livestock and P1,055,477,436.00 for fisheries.

Damage to livestock, fisheries and irrigation facilities and infrastructure amounted to P1,346,977,600.00

POWER INTERRUPTIONS

Power outage is being experienced on various areas in the following provinces:
•Palawan (4 towns unrestored)
•Mindoro (1 town unrestored)
•Masbate (4 towns unrestored)
•Aklan (18 towns unrestored)
•Antique (7 towns unrestored)
•Capiz (21 towns unrestored)
•Iloilo (15 towns unrestored)
•Negros Occidental (6 towns unrestored)
•Cebu (11 towns unrestored)
•Bohol (37 towns unrestored)
•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 14 November 2013, Globe Sun Cellular, Smart and Talk N’ Text Services have been restored in the following provinces:

Smart and Sun % with service
Globe % 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%

WATER SUPPLY

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

STATE OF CALAMITY

Presidential Proclamation No.682 dated 11 November 2013, Declaring A State of National Calamity in Samar provinces, Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Palawan.

COST OF ASSISTANCE

A total of P85,271,677.02 worth of relief assistance was provided to affected families in Regions IV-A IV-B, V, VI, VII, VII, X, XI and CARAGA
•DSWD (P36,095,827.10)
•DOH (P8,330,062.30)
•LGUs (P36,511,114.33)
•NGOs (P4,334,673.29)

PREPOSITIONED AND DEPLOYED ASSETS

A total of 18,221 personnel, 844 vehicles, 44 seacraft, 31 aircraft and other assets / equipment from national and local agencies, responders and volunteer organizations were prepositioned and deployed to strategic areas to facilitate response operations.

Source:-
http://www.gov.ph/2013/11/16/ndrrmc-...-2013-800-a-m/