Rizal Philippines
December 24, 2015
From Press Reader - Extensive Damage from Typhoon Nona; 170,000 houses damaged
Sorsogon reports P8.52 billion in damanges, 123,000 houses damaged
From GMA 250 schools damaged in Oriental Mindoro; You tube on school damages
From CNN Philippines Oriental Mindoro in state of calamity; worst typhoon to hit Or Mindoro in 20 years
From Rappler - P4 billion in damages in Oriental Mindoro Meralco first to help in restoring power
There seems to be unconsolidated report on damages from typhoon Nona and they do not seem to match. While some reports mention 170,000 houses damages, Sorsogon reports 123,000 houses damaged. In a town alone in Pinamalayan in Oriental Mindoro, there was a report of 16,000 houses damaged. In a single town.
NDRRMC appeals for large trucks (14 wheelers) to deliver relief goods to typhoon stricken areas
This posts watched the TV reports from ANC which showed extensive damages in Mindoro Oriental and Northern Samar. The Vice Governor of Northern Samar Lavin said that the typhoon moved very slowly and has 300 km swath thus the typhoon was there for 4 hours. Compare this Typhoon Yolanda. Its swath was narrow and was in and out quick.
Maybe we soon we realize that this Nona, coming at the heels of Christmas was more destructive to property and more provinces than Yolanda. As reports come in we will know. Gov Umali said that the damages in Mindoro Oriental is in the order of P4 billion all ready. But he enjoined of Mindoro to rise up again
Damages were likewise reported in Bicol Region. And there was From Manila Bulletin - flooding in Cabanatuan. We must join hands together to help our countrymen to recover. As we squandered the relief goods for Yolanda, foreign donors are very unlikely to help again
Nabulaga yata tayo kay Nona? I thought we had disaster preparedness?
Recently the World Bank approved a $500 million Risk Disaster Management Development with Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option loan to assist the country in rehabilitation for disaster related events. The losses from Yolanda in 2013 amounted to P571 billion and this resulted in 0.9 reduction in GDP affecting some 2.3 million people
to 16 months of rainfall of 31 mm per month. Really time of grabeng
climate change.
From diversity human - pictures of damages in Mindoro
is partially restored in Or. Mindoro, communication is restored
