NDRRMC Situation Report on the effects of the typhoon Yolanda, November 15, 2013 (6:00 a.m.)

From the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management 

Effects

Casualties

2,360 dead

3,853 injured

77 missing

Number of affected areas

9,303 barangays in 44 provinces, 536 municipalities and 55 cities of Regions IV-A, IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI, and Caraga.

Evacuation centers

A total of 78,476 families (380,552 persons) are being served inside 1,028 evacuation centers.

Damaged houses

The number of damaged houses increased to 253,049 houses (136,247 totally / 117,802 partially) in the affected provinces.

Roads

As of 6:00 p.m., November 13, 2013 all bridges and roads that were previously affected are now passable.

Airports

Operations in Tacloban airport are still limited.

As of November 13, all airports under CAAP control are now operational.

Cost of damages

A total of P4,060,044,079.13 worth of damages (P362,834,761.13 to infrastructure and P3,697,209,318.00 to agriculture) were reported in Regions IV-B, V, VI,VII, VIII and, Caraga.

A total of 71,733 hectares of agricultural land planted with rice (67,095 has),corn (2,384 has) and high value crops (2,254 has) were affected in Regions IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, and CARAGA (42,137 has with no chance of recovery and 29,596 has with chance of recovery) and the estimated production loss was P2,321,091,763.00 or 138,280 metric tons. Rice was the hardest hit with Region VIII ranking no. 1 (38,441 has) followed by Region V (17,385 has).

Rice losses amounted to P2,221,133,529; corn P48,512,572; and high value crops P51,445,662. On the other hand, livestock, fisheries, irrigation facilities and infrastructure were also damaged amounting to P1,376,117,555. The estimated cost of damages to agriculture has amounted to P3,697,209,318.

Power interruptions

Power outage is being experienced on various areas in the following provinces:

Oriental Mindoro

Palawan

Capiz

Aklan

Antique

Iloilo

Cebu

Bohol

Siquijor

Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar

Based on NGCP’s latest inspection, 566 transmission towers and poles are either leaning or toppled and 7 substations are affected which remained unenergized.

Communications

“Libreng Tawag” of Globe Telecom was set up at a Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City.

As of November 14, 2013, Globe Sun Cellular, Smart and Talk N’ Text Services have been restored in the following provinces:

	Smart and Sun	Globe
Province	% with service	% with service
Aklan	83%	11%
Antique	94%	56%
Biliran	38%	0%
Bohol	100%	92%
Capiz	65%	18%
Cebu	100%	85%
Eastern Samar	14%	0%
Guimaras	100%	80%
Iloilo	91%	64%
Leyte	53%	9%
Negros Occidental	94%	97%
Negros Oriental	100%	96%
Northern Samar	95%	25%
Samar (Western Samar)	81%	29%
Southern Leyte	100%	65%
Total	84%	56%

Water supply

Some LGUs in Capiz and Iloilo, and the Municipality of Barbaza, Antique do not have water supplies.

State of Calamity

Dumangas, Iloilo (Res. No. 2013-188), Janiuay, Iloilo, and the Province of Antique (Res. No. 085-2013) were declared under a state of calamity.

Presidential Proclamation No.682 dated November 11, 2013, Declaring A State of National Calamity in Samar provinces, Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Palawan.

Cost of assistance

A total of P70,324,817.73 worth of relief assistance was provided to affected families in Regions IV-A IV-B, V, VI, VII, VII, X, XI, and Caraga:

DSWD (P31,298,380.10)

DOH (P8,330,062.30)

LGUs (P30,483,261.33)

NGOs (P213,114.00)

Prepositioned and deployed assets

A total of 18,089 personnel, 844 vehicles, 44 seacrafts, 31 aircrafts and other assets / equipment from National and Local Agencies, Responders and Volunteer Organizations were prepositioned and deployed to strategic areas to facilitate response operations.