Date: Wed, 6 Sep 95 12:14:54 EDT

From: Emergency Information Administrator 

Subject: Philippines: Floods  DHA-01





                      PHILIPPINES - FLOODS

                     INFORMATION REPORT NO.1

                        5 SEPTEMBER 1995



SITUATION



1. UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR ISSUED CONSOLIDATED REPORT ON DAMAGE

CAUSED BY TORRENTIAL RAINS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LUZON

INCLUDING METRO MANILA AREA, BROUGHT BY TYPHOON GENING

(INTERNATIONAL CODE NAME KENT).



 2. NUMBER OF PERSONS AFFECTED IN REGIONS I, III, IV, V AND

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (METRO MANILA) TOTALLED 178,803 OR 36,008

FAMILIES.  CASUALTIES TOTALLED 4.



3. IN PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE, DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND

AGRICULTURE MOUNTS TO ABOUT USD 252,000 (P 6,407 MILLION).

PROVINCE OF BATANES WAS DEVASTATED, BUT CONFIRMED DETAILS ARE NOT

YET AVAILABLE DUE TO DESTRUCTION OF COMMUNICATION LINES.



4. LAHAR WARNING SIGNAL NO.1 REMAINS IN EFFECT OVER THE

MUNICIPALITIES OF PAMPANGA, ZAMBALES AND TARLAC.  11

MUNICIPALITIES IN PAMPANGA AND 1 IN BATAAN ARE STILL SUBMERGED IN

FLOOD WATERS.



5. TYPHOON HELMING (INTERNATIONAL CODE NAME NINA) CROSSED OVER

LUZON ON 4 SEPTEMBER, CAUSING HEAVY RAINS.  IT WAS THE SECOND

WEATHER DISTURBANCE TO HIT THE PHILIPPINES IN A WEEK.  CONFIRMED

ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGE IS NOT YET AVAILABLE.



NATIONAL RESPONSE



6. IN REGION I, CASH, RICE AND READY-TO-EAT FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED

BY GOVERNMENT UNITS.  IN REGION III, 2,264 PERSONS OR 475

FAMILIES WERE RESCUED.  TWO HELICOPTERS WERE DISPATCHED TO

SUPPORT OPERATIONS.  LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FLED ON THEIR OWN OR

WERE EVACUATED BY GOVERNMENT.  RELIEF OPERATIONS ARE CONTINUOUSLY

BEING CONDUCTED IN PAMPANGA.



7. AS YET, NO INTERNATIONAL APPEAL HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE

GOVERNMENT.



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