DepEd: 45 schools damaged due to super typhoon Carina

DepEd: 45 schools damaged due to Super Typhoon Carina

/ 06:56 PM July 24, 2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) said 45 schools were damaged due to incessant rains brought by the combined effects of super typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon.

In a situation report issued Wednesday, DepEd said an estimated cost of P308.50 million is needed to reconstruct and rehabilitate the damaged school buildings.

Apart from these, DepEd likewise provided the following data:

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  • Regions with schools used as evacuation centers: NCR and Region IV-A
  • Schools currently being used as evacuation centers: 21 schools
  • Regions with school damages: CAR, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4A, Region 4B, Region 6, Region 8

Carina, the country’s third tropical cyclone in 2024, intensified into a super typhoon on Wednesday afternoon.

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In its 4 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of the eye of Carina was seen 380 kilometers north of Itbayat, Batanes.

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It has maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour near the center and a gustiness of up to 230 kph.

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It is moving northwestward at 20 kph.

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Carina is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday.

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