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Philippines

SitRep No.1 re Preparedness Measures and Effects of Southwest Monsoon (HABAGAT)

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I. SITUATION OVERVIEW

Since 08 August 2016, Southwest Monsoon is affecting Luzon and Western Visayas.

At 4:00 PM, 10 August 2016, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 635 km east of Basco, Batanes (21.0 N, 128.0 E).

II. EFFECTS

A. AFFECTED POPULATION

  1. A total of 1,039 families / 6,142 persons were affected in the Provinces of Negros Occidental (NIR) and Bataan (Region III) due to flooding. Of which, 54 families / 270 persons were evacuated.