Over 10,000 Evacuated in Cagayan as Typhoon Marce Batters Province – OCD

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Over 10,000 individuals have been evacuated in Cagayan Province due to Typhoon Marce’s onslaught, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 2.

OCD Region 2 Information Officer Alvin Ayson stated that 3,762 families, or a total of 10,847 individuals, were subjected to preemptive evacuation based on reports from local government units (LGUs).

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Since yesterday, the towns of Lallo, Allacapan, Pamplona, Calayan, and Ballesteros have experienced widespread power outages.

Heavy rainfall and strong winds brought by Typhoon Marce impacted the province ahead of the typhoon’s landfall yesterday.

Task Force Lingkod Cagayan-Quick Response Team and MDRRMO-Gonzaga conducted emergency rescue operations in Barangay Tapel, evacuating fifty individuals.

Several overflow bridges in Peñablanca and Baggao have become impassable due to rising river levels, and a bridge in Sto Niño remains open only to light vehicles.

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In Isabela, Dimalao Bridge in Dinapigue, Cabagan-Sto. Tomas Bridge, Sta. Maria-Cabagan Bridge, and Turod Banquero Bridge in Reina Mercedes have all become impassable.

Monitoring efforts continue in coordination with LGUs to manage ongoing preemptive and forced evacuations for affected residents.

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