Typhoon “Neneng” maintained its strength as it moved out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility late Sunday evening, the state weather bureau said.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has recorded over 300 families who left their homes in Region 2 and took shelter in various evacuation centers due to the typhoon.
In its recent situation report, NDRRMC ‘Neneng’ said 337 families or 960 individuals preemptively evacuated in the municipalities of Lal-lo, Camalaniugan, Baggao, Santa Praxedes, Buguey, Lasam, Ballesteros, and Calayan in Cagayan province.
The most evacuees came from the municipality of Baggao with 252 families or 717 individuals.
No casualty was reported so far, according to the NDRRMC.
The Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) said at least seven out of the 21 towns and two cities of Ilocos Norte have no electricity.
These are the towns of Adams, Bangui, Burgos, Carasi, Dumalneg, Pasuquin, and Pagudpud.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said government assets are in place to deal with the aftermath of “Neneng,” including food, safe drinking water, and electricity supply.
“To the provinces in the North that have felt the effects, help is on the way,” Marcos said on his official Twitter account.
He encouraged the public to follow the directives of their respective local government units and municipal disaster risk reduction and management councils.
“Neneng” is the 14th tropical cyclone for 2022 and the second for October.