CamSur bracing for effects of #PepitoPH

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00:00Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon were caught flat-footed by the unprecedented rainfall

00:05Tropical Storm Christine dumped on the region that has sent Bicolanos in three provinces

00:10smirting and second-guessing themselves to this day. With another powerful typhoon on

00:15track to blow through and across the region over this weekend, the Bicolanos are better

00:20prepared this time as we hear more from PTV's Gab Villegas Live. Good evening, Gab.

00:28Joe, the province of Camarines Sur is now bracing for the possible effects of Typhoon Pepito.

00:36The Camarines Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

00:40has deployed 40 evacuation teams in high-risk areas in the province,

00:44including those that fully submerged during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Christine.

00:49The evacuation teams are augmenting assisting municipal DRMO to facilitate massive evacuations

00:54in Nabua, Bula, Buhi, Garchitorena, Presentacion, Lagonoy, Canaman, Minalabac, Milaur, Kamaligan,

01:03Baau, Tinambac, Gaisa, Calabanga, and Magarao. The CamSUR PDRMC also identified alternative

01:12evacuation centers for eight municipalities that completely went under floodwaters when

01:17Severe Tropical Storm Christine hit. The provincial government has also installed and activated

01:22Starlink satellites in all 35 municipalities and one city in the province to ensure uninterrupted

01:28communication before, during, and after the typhoon. They also preposition relief goods

01:33that contain basic necessities, such as food items for the affected families. Camarines Sur

01:39Governor Luigi Villafuerte also suspended classes in public and private schools at all levels,

01:45as well as work in provincial government offices, except those performing critically

01:50important duties and delivering essential services, particularly in emergency response.

01:55Joe, the weather situation here in Naga City, where we are live right now, remains calm,

02:00despite Pag-asa, the Weather State Bureau, placed the entire province, including Naga City,

02:06under signal number one. According to the latest rainfall outlook released this afternoon,

02:11the province of Camarines Sur will experience intense to torrential rain starting tomorrow

02:16until Sunday afternoon. There are also 21 municipalities in the province that may

02:21experience a storm surge between 2.1 to 3 meters that may result to moderate and significant damage

02:28to communities, coastal marine infrastructures, and disruptions to all marine-related activities,

02:34as well as significant erosions to beaches and possible river flooding due to storm surge.

02:39The Naga City government already started to distribute rescue and communication equipment

02:44to its 27 barangays that will be used to their disaster response efforts.

02:49And that's the latest update. Back to you, Joe. Thank you, Gav Villegas.

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