The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Tuesday it has launched a rapid damage assessment and needs analysis (RDANA) to evaluate the destruction left by Super Typhoon “Nando,” which battered Northern Luzon on Monday.
“As we speak, the RDANA is ongoing and the submission of reports because the weather has somehow improved compared to last night and yesterday,” OCD spokesperson Junie Castillo said in an interview.
Castillo said initial reports indicate that an estimated 44,000 families or 159,000 persons—mostly from Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, Calabarzon and Mimaropa regions—were affected by the super typhoon.
There were also 10 houses reported as “totally damaged” and another 18 as “partially damaged,” but the numbers are expected to increase as more reports come in.
“These figures could go higher since the rains and winds brought by Super Typhoon ‘Nando’ were intense,” he said.
Nando exited the Philippine area of responsibility on Tuesday.
