No casualties so far due to Ambo —NDRRMC

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Friday said that no casualties have been recorded so far due to severe tropical storm Ambo.

"So far po, wala naman tayong natatanggap na casualties na official. That's good news, wala po talaga," NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal said in an interview on Dobol B sa News TV.

"[A]ng ating pong mga kababayan naman po ay nakapag-evacuate naman po way ahead of the storm," he added.

According to Timbal, the information they have on damages brought by Ambo are currently anecdotal information from counterparts on the ground.

"We're looking at the possibility na 'yung mga areas po na dinaanan, Samar provinces, the Bicol Region provinces, na dinanaanan ng mata ng bagyo, diyan po talaga nakapag-sustain din ng mga pinsala," he said.

"Paulit namin pinapaalalahanan 'yung mga LGUs natin, mga kababayan, doon sa mga area na dadaanan pa nitong bagyo. Especially those ares that are landslide-prone, flood-prone, at saka storm surge-prone," he added.

Typhoon Ambo's classification has been downgraded into a severe tropical storm as it continued to move toward the Northern Quezon-Laguna area. —Joahna Lei Casilao/LDF, GMA News