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TROPICAL CYLCONE with SIGNAL NO. 3 IN PANGASINAN--CENTRAL LUZON as it CROSS OVER fr SOUTH to NORTH
As of JUNE 22, SULPICIO LINES, the owner of MV PRINCESS of STARS reported an increase to 845 casualties are still missing based on the records shown after the reports in its ships manifest leading to 100 more passengers added including childrean and infant aboard
Many were devastated leaving many families homeless and death of some of their family members. it has been reported that one of the SULPICIO LINES - MV PRINCESS OF THE STARS was reported sending distress call Saturday afternoon. The passengers panicked when the Captain of the Ship announced to abondoned the ship. Many wore life jackets but still had no signs of life in the nearby vicinity of the ship which approximately 250-300lms away from the shoreline.
IN CENTRAL LUZON --The PAGASA reported that the storm has now passed thru the CENTRAL LUZON with SIGNAL NO. 3 leaving several casualties and has damaged large portion of Agricultural products in CENTRAL LUZON.
SIGNAL NO.2 --up over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Southern Aurora, Northern Quezon, Bulacan, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Lubang Island and Metro Manila,
SIGNAL NO. 1 -- in the provinces of Apayao, Cagayan, Kalinga, Isabela, Aurora, Southern Quezon, Polillo Island, Marinduque and Mindoro are under Storm Signal No. 1.
CAVITE : --- it has been reported that the water level rose up and many families were left homeless and were evacuated in places like school and gymnasiums
ILOILO on the other hand has more than 25,000 families were affected , 108 out of 180 barangays are also submerged in water. It was reported that ILOILO is experiencing total BLACK OUT due to the damage of the diesel portion of NPC in the area causing total power interuptions
MINDANAO-- According to the province's disaster coordinating council, the worst-hit towns are Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura, Parang, Upi, and Kabuntulan In Maguindanao meanwhile, Talayan and Guidulungan towns were affected by the typhoon, with at least 3,000 families affected by flashfloods. Two children were also reportedly killed by the flashfloods.
The National highway from Cotabato-General Santos highway is now passable to motorists after the floodwaters subsided.
In Cotabato City, 10 barangays were affected by the typhoon, leaving two people dead and more than 1,000 individuals displaced.
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June 22, 2008 at 10:34 am by pinkberry143, 261 views, 2 comments
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at 15:47 on June 22nd, 2008
pinkberry143, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:26 on June 23rd, 2008
Thanx for the comment..Hope that this gives at least the reader an idea on how the storm left the Philippines rattled but are standing up early today to start anew..^^