Nearly 17,000 families affected by ‘Egay’

NEARLY 17,000 families from across the country were affected by the onslaught of now Super Typhoon Egay (Doksuri), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

In a situational report, the NDRRMC said the affected families were from Ilocos Region, Calabarzon, Bicol, Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao.

Of the affected families, 16 were inside evacuation centers.

Damage to houses amounted to P195,000, while P1.5 million worth of infrastructure were damaged in Western Visayas.

Over P305,000 worth of assistance have been provided to the affected population.

As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, the center of Super Typhoon Egay was spotted at 230 kilometers east northeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan or 240 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan.

Egay was packing maximum winds of 185 kilometers per hour (km/h) near the center, gusts of up to 230 km/h, and central pressure of 925 hPa. It was moving northwestward at 20 km/h.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) Number 5 has been raised over the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Camiguin Island), while TCWS 4 was hoisted over the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana and Gonzaga) and the rest of Babuyan Islands.

The northeastern portion of Isabela (Divilacan, Maconacon, Palanan, Santa Maria, San Pablo, Santo Tomas, Cabagan, Tumauini), the rest of Cagayan, Apayao, eastern portion of Ilocos Norte (Vintar, Adams, Pagudpud, Dumalneg, Nueva Era, Carasi, Bangui, Piddig, Solsona), northeastern portion of Kalinga (Rizal, Pinukpuk) and Batanes were placed under TCWS 3.

Under TCWS 2 were the rest of Isabela, northern and central portions of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao), Quirino, the rest of Kalinga, northeastern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Quezon, Diadi, Bagabag, Ambaguio, Villaverde, Solano, Bayombong), the rest of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, northern portion of Benguet (Bakun, Mankayan, Buguias, Kabayan, Kibungan, Atok) and northern portion of La Union (Bangar, Sudipen, Luna, Balaoan, Santol) while undee signal number 1 were Quezon including Pollilo Islands, the rest of Aurora, the rest of Nueva Vizcaya, the rest of Benguet, the rest of La Union, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zambales, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Marinduque, Cavite, Metro Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Catanduanes.

Egay was forecast to make landfall or pass very close to Babuyan Islands-northeastern mainland Cagayan area between late Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, July 26.

It was forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday morning, July 27, 2023. (SunStar Philippines)