NDRRMC: 1 reported missing, nearly 197K affected due to Goring

One person was reported missing in Western Visayas due to Tropical Cyclone Goring, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Wednesday.

In its report, NDRRMC said the information on the reported missing person is still for validation.

Meanwhile, a total of 196,926 people or 56,410 families were affected by Goring in 832 barangays in Ilocos, Cagayan, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, and Cordillera.

Of the affected population, the NDRRMC said 35,095 persons or 9,608 families were staying inside 376 evacuation centers while 13,902 people or 3,407 families were taking shelter in other places.

The NDRRMC said 134 houses were reported damaged — 82 partially and 52 totally.

Damage to infrastructure worth P41,175,000 was reported in Cagayan, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, and Cordillera.

The NDRRMC monitored 193 flooding incidents, 12 landslides, three tornadoes or strong winds, two fallen trees, a maritime incident, a vehicular accident, a soil erosion, and an uprooted tree amid Goring.

A total of 54 road sections and 28 bridges became impassable, the NDRRMC said in its report.

Power interruptions were experienced in 44 cities and municipalities in Ilocos, Cagayan, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, and Cordillera. The electricity supply in 38 of those areas have been restored.

Water supply problems were also encountered in two areas in Calabarzon and Western Visayas.

Six domestic flights were canceled in Cagayan.

As 67 seaports in Cagayan, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Western Visayas suspended their operations due to Goring, 60 passengers, 10 vessels, and four motorbancas were stranded.

A total of 169 classes and 42 work schedules were also suspended.

Assistance worth P7,844,038 was given to the victims of Goring so far, according to the NDRRMC.

Meanwhile, some of the evacuees have started returning to their homes on Wednesday, Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin Vargas said in a televised public briefing.

The damage to houses and agriculture was estimated at around P100 million, according to Vargas.

Landslides were reported in the province, he added.

Super Typhoon Goring was located 90 kilometers west southwest of Basco, Batanes packing maximum sustained winds of 195 km per hour and gustiness of up to 240 km/h, state weather bureau PAGASA said in its 8 a.m. bulletin on Wednesday.

The super typhoon was moving west northwestward at 15 km/h, PAGASA said.

According to PAGASA, Goring will likely remain a super typhoon until Friday. —Joviland Rita/KBK/ VAL, GMA Integrated News