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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS
Description of the disaster
Tropical Storm (TS) Agaton - internationally known as Tropical Storm Megi – was the Philippines’ first tropical cyclone for 2022. TS Agaton made its first landfall on 10 April 2022 on Calicoan Island, Guiuan Eastern Samar. It brought heavy rains, violent winds, floods (flash floods) in low-lying areas and catch basins, and rain-induced landslides. It had maximum sustained wind of 65 kilometres (40 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 80 kph (49 mph).
The deadly tropical cyclone impacted the Philippines with many deaths coming from landslides and floods, triggered when the storm made landfall, battering the eastern and southern coasts of the Philippines with sustained winds of up to 65 kilometres (40 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 80 kph (49 mph). It caused a mass evacuation and internal displacement of the affected population, and severe damage to shelter, infrastructure, and livelihood, together with other water and health infrastructures in affected provinces.
The figures reported by the NDRRMC on 29 April 2022 and the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DSWD - DROMIC) on 1 September 2022 are summarized in the table below:
Summary of response
Overview of Operating National Society
In accordance with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), the Operations Centre (OpCen), which functions 24/7, was activated for close monitoring and dissemination of advisories from The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and NDRRMC to chapters in areas that were likely to be affected. Information from the chapters regarding the effects and the situation, as well as the chapters’ responses, were gathered to ensure proper coordination, response, and support from the PRC National Headquarters.
PRC escalated preparedness at the National Headquarters and chapter levels and began deploying assets, equipment and personnel based on needs. The National Headquarters deployed personnel from PRC Emergency Response Unit and other specialized PRC personnel in welfare for the response. The PRC chapters in the affected provinces mobilized trained human resources for assessment, search and rescue, relief, hot meals distribution, psychological first aid (PFA) and hygiene promotion. The National Society released relief items blankets, hygiene kits, jerry cans, mosquito nets and sleeping mats from its preparedness stocks for distribution in the affected areas.