MASBATE CITY, Masbate (PIA) — In response to appeals for more help from storm-ravaged communities in the Bicol mainland, the provincial government of Masbate has deployed a team from the Masbate Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) to Naga City.
The PDRRMO contingent will assist in rescue and relief operations in the storm-ravaged capital city of Camarines Sur in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami).
The group ferried to Pilar Port in Sorsogon yesterday afternoon and reached the city before midnight.
It brought three mobile machines that can eliminate harmful bacteria and impurities in water and convert seawater into potable water.
In addition, the team brought a water lorry, two rescue boats, two rescue vans and three rescue trucks.
MPDRRMO Head Adonis Dilao said the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol coordinated directly with him and Masbate Governor Antonio Kho on the humanitarian mission to assist the storm-hit city.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 1,860,625 people in Bicol were affected by Kristine, the 11th cyclone to hit the country this year, which caused widespread flooding in the region.
In response to appeals for assistance from storm-affected communities in the Bicol mainland, the provincial government of Masbate has deployed a team from the Masbate Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MPDRRMO) to Naga City.
The PDRRMO team will support rescue and relief operations in Camarines Sur’s storm-impacted capital city in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami).
The group ferried to Pilar Port in Sorsogon yesterday afternoon and arrived in Naga City before midnight.
They brought three mobile machines capable of eliminating harmful bacteria and impurities from water, as well as converting seawater into potable water. Additionally, the team arrived with a water tanker, two rescue boats, two rescue vans, and three rescue trucks.
PDRRMO Head Adonis Dilao said that the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol coordinated directly with him and Masbate Governor Antonio Kho regarding the humanitarian mission to assist the storm-affected city.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Severe Tropical Storm Kristine has impacted 1,860,625 people in the Bicol region, making it the 11th cyclone to hit the country this year and causing widespread flooding. (PIA5/Masbate)
