NDRRMC: 'Zero casualty' from Lando

Even with the threatening winds and heavy rainfall from Typhoon Lando, the government on Sunday morning reported "zero casualty" a few hours after the cyclone's landfall over Aurora province.

 

"No casualty pa. Injured wala rin. Harinawa tuluy-tuloy na ganyan ang sitwasyon," Alexander Pama, chief of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said when asked during a press briefing if they have received reports of deaths from the typhoon.

 

Pama said that local disaster response personnel continue to evacuate people living in areas prone to landslide and floods.

 

As of 6 a.m., Pama said a total of 1,760 families or 6,546 have been preemptively evacuated in Isabela, Quirino and Aurora provinces.

 

"Inaasahan na tuluy-tuloy mula kagabi pa ang pag-evacuate sa mga lugar," he said.

A report by radio dzBB's James Agustin said that a total of 2,954 families were preemptively evacuated in Isabela province.

 

Pama also reported that 10 roads and eight bridges in Northern Luzon provinces have been rendered impassable due to floods and landslides caused by the typhoon.

 

He said power supplies in two cities and 22 towns in Northern Luzon were cut ahead of the typhoon's landfall.

 

He added that 28 domestic flights and two international flights have been reported canceled since Saturday.

President Aquino on Friday night warned the public of the possible extreme effects of Typhoon Lando.

Aquino assured the public that appropriate government agencies were ordered to prepare early for the effects of the typhoon.
 

Lando reached the super typhoon level hours before making landfall over Casiguran, Aurora province at 1 a.m. Sunday.
 

Weather bureau PAGASA said in its 5 a.m. bulletin that the typhoon was "almost stationary" and was still in the vicinity of Casiguran. It was moving west at 3 kph.

 

The typhoon was packing maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 210 kph.

 

Pama said that they have received initial reports that severel electric posts and houses have been damaged by the typhoon's strong winds.

 

Public storm warning signal number 4 remains hoisted over Aurora.

 

Signal Number 3 is raised over:

 

Isabela

Quirino

Nueva Vizcaya

Nueva Ecija

Ifugao

Northern Quezon including Polillo Islands

 

signal Number 2:

 

Cagayan, including Calayan and Babuyan group of Islands

Benguet

Mountain Province

Kalinga

Apayao

Pangasinan

Tarlac

Pampanga

Bulacan

Rizal

rest of Quezon

Metro Manila

 

Signal Number 1:

 

Zambales

Ilocos Norte

Ilocos Sur

La Union

Abra

Camarines Norte

Bataan

Cavite

Laguna

Batangas

Batanes

 

PAGASA said heavy to intense rainfall is expected within the 600-kilometer diameter of the typhoon.

 

The weather bureau had said that almost the entire Luzon and other parts of the country will experience heavy rains due to Lando.

 

It said that storm surge in Aurora and nearby provinces may reach as high as three to four meters (9.8 to 13.1 feet) and wave height in open sea may reach up to 14 meters (45.9 feet). —ALG, GMA News