Hundreds of people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon “Goring” (international name: Saola) swept through mainly rural
Goring brushed past the northeast section of the main island of Luzon overnight Saturday, bringing its 185-kilometer-per-hour central winds within 125 kilometers of Tuguegarao.
Most of the affected residents or 1,339 people were in Cagayan Valley while 629 people affected were in the Ilocos Region, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said in its latest report Sunday. NDRRMC spokesperson Edgar Posadas said several areas in the Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley were flooded because of the continuous rain.
“We decided to place these regions under red alert to ensure that we are more focused and prepared in responding or addressing all that is needed from us as super typhoon Goring threatens Luzon,” the NDRRMC spokesperson said in an interview with TeleRadyo Serbisyo. Goring persisted in strength while moving south sourteatward east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora on Sunday afternoon.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines announced the flight suspension Sunday as it prepared precautionary measures against Goring in northwestern Luzon. Two other CEB flights in Baguio to and from Cebu were also suspended. More than 60 passengers were affected and are being accommodated on the next available flight.President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday assured the public that the government was prepared to respond to communities that would be hit by Goring.
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