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Albay placed under state of calamity in wake of ‘Nina’

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stranded in Bicol due to Nina

Stranded passengers from Tabaco port are evacuated by the local government in Tabaco City, Albay province on December 24, 2016 after their seafaring vessels were prohibited from sailing ahead of typhoon Nock-Ten's expected arrival. Philippine authorities began evacuating thousands of people and shut down dozens of ports on December 24 as a strong typhoon threatened to wallop the country's east coast on Christmas Day. Nock-Ten is expected to be packing winds of between 203-250 kilometres per hour (126-155 miles per hour) when it crosses over Catanduanes, a remote island of 250,000 people in the Bicol region, late Sunday, the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center said. AFP PHOTO

LEGAZPI CITY—The province of Albay was placed under a state of calamity after typhoon “Nina” (international name: Nock-ten) left the Bicol region Monday.

Vice Governor Harold Imperial said the provincial board, in a special session,  passed Resolution 255-2016 allowing all the local government units to utilize the 30 percent of their quick response fund.

Based on the data of Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (Apsemo), there were 41,903 families or 165,869 persons evacuated since Saturday. “Nina” left several towns flooded and houses damaged.

On Monday morning, Apsemo  ordered all concerned agencies to conduct post-disaster damage and needs assessment. RAM/rga

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