Allen Ansay voices concern for family in Camarines Sur after onslaught of Typhoon Uwan

Allen Ansay expressed his concern for his family in Camarines Sur after Typhoon Uwan left the Bicol Region devastated.

According to Aubrey Carampel’s report in “24 Oras" on Monday, Allen said that his parents had already evacuated as their family lives near the sea.

“Ang ginawa na nila mama nag-evacuate na sila. So lahat ng mga gamit namin inakyat na. Tapos, kumbaga mas inisip na nila [mag-evacuate] kesa sa mga gamit kasi mahirap na abutan ka ng dagat or abutan ka ng baha,” the Sparkle star shared.

As of now, Allen has not yet gone home to his hometown because of his showbiz commitments. 

Uwan made landfall on Sunday night over Dinalungan, Aurora, and exited the Luzon landmass early Monday morning. 

The super typhoon caused infrastructure damage and power outages in various areas. Two people were also reported killed in Viga, Catanduanes and Catbalogan City, Samar due to Uwan, per the Office of Civil Defense on Monday.

Meanwhile, a total of 1.4 million people or 426,000 families were preemptively evacuated in Metro Manila, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Negros Island Region, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas.

At 4 p.m., Uwan was located 175 km west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, carrying maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h near the center and gusts of up to 150 km/h, and was moving northwestward at 10 km/h, according to PAGASA. 

Based on the state weather bureau's 5 p.m. cyclone bulletin, Signal No. 1 was hoisted over the northwestern portion of Camarines Sur (Sipocot, Libmanan, Lupi, Del Gallego, Ragay, Cabusao).

—Jade Veronique Yap/CDC, GMA Integrated News