FORT BONIFACIO, Taguig City – The Philippine Army through the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, conducted the mustering of the Disaster Response Unit (DRU) with equipment and vehicles, as Super Typhoon Egay continues to lash out in Northern Luzon at Headquarters Philippine Army, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines and Commanding General, Philippine Army Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. commended the OG3 on their proactive initiative to prepare the humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) troops and equipment for its possible deployment in typhoon-stricken areas.
Meanwhile, Philippine Caoast Guard personnel conduct a rescue mission in the flood-hit town of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte province on Wednesday.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), one person died while two others were injured as super typhoon Egay dumped rains in parts of the country. Around 44,356 families or 180,439 individuals were displaced in different provinces.
Police, firemen and emergency rescue teams work together to clear a roadside in Barangay Rapuli, Santa Ana, Cagayan from debris left by typhoon Egay on Wednesday.
Egay made landfall in Dalupiri Island in Aparri, Cagayan with maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 240 kph.
Strong winds and continuous heavy rains brought by Typhoon Egay battered parts of Metro Manila early Wednesday, causing floods in some areas.
In Valenzuela City, knee-deep floods in parts of Arkong Bato, one of the major roads in the city, posed a challenge to motorists.
In Malabon City, gutter-deep floods were reported along MH Del Pilar, Maysilo and Tatawid intersection.
Some parts of Rizal Avenue corner C3 Road in Caloocan as well as a portion of Araneta Avenue in Quezon City were also submerged in flood around 3 a.m.
All affected roads are passable to all kinds of vehicles as yesterday afternoon.
PAGASA earlier raised the yellow rainfall warning in the said cities, which means that flooding is possible especially in low lying areas.
Typhoon Egay maintained its strength and hit land for a second time before Wednesday noon, the state weather bureau said, as it kept wind signals raised over vast swaths of Luzon.
Egay made its second landfall over Dalupiri Island in Calayan, Cagayan province on Wednesday, PAGASA said in its 11 a.m. bulletin.
At 10 a.m., the typhoon was spotted over the coastal waters of Aparri, Dalupiri Island, packing maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour and up to 240 kph gusts, the weather agency said.
“Violent, life-threatening conditions are expected to continue over Babuyan Islands, the northwestern portion of mainland Cagayan, and the northern portions of Apayao and Ilocos Norte in the next 6 hours,” PAGASA warned.
