910 persons evacuate in Albay town as TD Amang brings heavy rains

LEGAZPI CITY — At least 910 persons were evacuated from two villages in Guinobatan town in Albay province as Tropical Depression “Amang” brings continuous heavy rains on Tuesday night (April 11). Joy Maravillas, head of the disaster risk reduction and management office, said in a report that as of 10:30 p.m., 228 families or 695 persons from Barangay (village) Maninila and 61 families or 215 individuals from Barangay Tandarora were housed in Guinobatan Community College Evacuation Center. Maravillas said the pre-emptive evacuation started at 6 p.m. in the said villages identified as lahar and flood prone. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that “Amang” slightly weakened after it made landfall in the vicinity of Panganiban town in Catanduanes at around 10 p.m. Amang is packed with maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph), gustiness of up to 60 kph. Pagasa hoisted the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1. in Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Quezon including Pollilo Islands, Marinduque, Ticao Island, Burias Island, Rizal, Laguna (San Pablo City, Alaminos, Calauan, Bay, Los Baños, Rizal, Nagcarlan, Victoria, Pila, Liliw, Magdalena, Majayjay, Luisiana, Cavinti, Pagsanjan, Santa Cruz, Lumban, Kalayaan, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, Siniloan, Famy, Santa Maria, Mabitac), Aurora, Bulacan (Norzagaray, Doña Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel, San Ildefonso), Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur, Alfonso Castaneda), Nueva Ecija (General Tinio, City of Gapan, Peñaranda, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Cabanatuan City, Talavera, San Jose City, Carranglan, Pantabangan, Llanera, General Mamerto Natividad, Rizal, Bongabon, Laur, Palayan City, Gabaldon) and Isabela (Echague, San Agustin, Jones, Dinapigue, San Mariano, San Guillermo, Palanan, Angadanan, Benito Soliven, City of Cauayan) and Northern Samar.

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