ANTIQUE – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Antique has recorded no deaths due to super typhoon “Odette”, according to its head Broderick Train on Friday.
As of noon of Dec. 17, he said, what his office so far monitored were surges in the water level of rivers and coastal areas but these posed no serious threat to lives, properties and livelihoods.
Of particular concern to the PDRRMO, however, was the municipality of Anini-y.
“Gina-assess pa namon ang Anini-y kay amo ‘ni ang severely affected,” Train told Panay News.
Anini-y is a coastal municipality. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 22,018 people, making it 14th most populous municipality in Antique.
The PDRRMO is coordinating with Anini-y’s Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO).
As of 12 noon on Friday, the PDRRMO reported 2,836 families (7,529 individuals) across Antique evacuated from their homes.
From the total, 6,419 individuals moved to evacuation centers while the 732 stayed with relatives or friends.
The evacuees were mostly living in areas susceptible to flooding or landslides, said Train.
The provincial government has relief goods for them.
The PDRRMO chief also said the whole Antique experienced momentary communications interruption. The three leading telecommunications companies – Globe, Smart and PLDT – suffered technical glitches, he said.
There were also power outages due to tripped transmission lines and fallen electrical posts in the towns of San Remigio, Patnongon, Belison, Barbaza, Laua-an, Tobias Fornier, and Libertad, according to Train.
Momentarily, too, some roads became impassable due to debris such as fallen trees. These needed clearing.
According to Train, “Ang early action sang MDRRMOs nagresulta sang early man nga paghatag sang warning, pag-action kag mga pagsunod sa protocols and guidelines nga gin-impose sa 18 towns, that’s why wala gid (severe) damage sa amon.”/PN
