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DSWD DROMIC Report #6 on Tropical Storm "VINTA" (TEMBIN) as of 23 December 2017, 4PM

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Situation Overview

At 2:00PM today, Tropical Storm “VINTA” continues to move in a westward direction toward the southern Palawan.

  • Scattered to widespread moderate to heavy rains will prevail over Palawan, while scattered light to moderate with at times heavy rains is expected over Bicol region, Visayas, Mindanao, and the rest of MIMAROPA within 24 hours.

  • Residents of these areas must take appropriate actions against flooding and landslides, coordinate with their respective local disaster risk reduction and management offices, and continue monitoring for updates.

  • Sea travel remains risky over the seaboards of areas under TCWS, the southern seaboard of Mindoro provinces and the western seaboard of Aklan and Antique due to the Tropical Storm.

  • Expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility between tomorrow (24 December) morning and afternoon.

Status of Affected Families / Persons

26,580 families or 108,969 persons are affected in 389 barangays in Regions MMAROPA, VII, X, XI, and CARAGA (see Table 1; details in Annex A).

Status of IDPs Inside Evacuation Centers

A total of 17,023 families or 68,833 persons are currently staying inside 227evacuation centers in Regions MMAROPA, X, XI, and CARAGA (see Table 2; details in Annex B).

Status of IDPs Outside Evacuation Centers

A total of 508 families or 2,481 persons are currently staying with families / friends in Regions X, XI, and CARAGA (see Table 3).

Status of Damaged Houses

At present, 17 houses were totally damaged and 14 were partially damaged by the onslaught of TS Vinta in Region X (see Table 4).

Cost of Assistance

₱3,191,163.00 worth of assistance has been provided to affected families and individuals; of which, ₱2,720,660.00 came from DSWD and 517,963.00 from LGUs (Table 5).