Nearly 60,000 evacuated due to Auring –NDRRMC

The total number of people who were evacuated due to Auring has reached 59,170, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Monday.

Interviewed on GTV’s Balitangahli, NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal said that the evacuees were from the Caraga, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Northern Mindanao Regions.

“Nakapag-preemptive evacuation po ang ating mga local government diyan sa Region 7, Region 8, Region 10 at Caraga,” Timbal said.

“Umabot na po ng 16,059 families or a total of 59,170 persons ang nananatili ngayon sa mga evacuation centers at ‘yung iba namn po ay nakituloy sa mga kamag-anak at kaibigan po nila in safer areas,” he added.

Rescue operations were also continuing as some of the areas that were not prone to hazards had unexpectedly experienced flooding.

In its 2 p.m. bulletin, state weather bureau PAGASA lifted the all remaining storm signal as Tropical Depression Auring was downgraded into a low-pressure area (LPA).

The LPA was heading toward the eastern coast of Albay, PAGASA said. — Joviland Rita/DVM, GMA News