Super Typhoon Uwan Leaves 2 Dead, Nearly 1.4 Million Affected — OCD

Nearly 1.4 million individuals have been affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan in the country, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).

OCD Officer-in-Charge Raffy Alejandro said that rescue, relief, and clearing operations are ongoing.

He mentioned that they have identified three main areas of concern: Catanduanes, Aurora, and Pangasinan.

Two deaths have been confirmed due to “Uwan,” with two others still being validated. No missing persons have been reported.

Two people were reported dead and three others were injured in a landslide that occurred in Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, due to Typhoon Uwan.

According to a report from PNP Regional Director Antonio Marallag, a house was buried in Barangay Balangabang where the bodies of two five-year-old children (twins) were recovered, while three injured individuals were rescued.

They were immediately brought to the hospital, but the two children were declared dead on arrival, while the injured victims are now receiving treatment.

In Tabaco City, Albay, a 24-year-old woman gave birth inside an evacuation center at Tabaco National High School.

A registered nurse and barangay councilor, Lloyd Bechayda, was the first to assist in the delivery before a doctor from the Tabaco City Health Unit arrived.

Nine families staying at the evacuation center helped the woman deliver her baby in the middle of the storm.

The evacuees reportedly shouted “push” in unison, and after two hours, the woman successfully gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

The baby is expected to be named “Huwan,” a suggestion from fellow evacuees inspired by Typhoon Uwan.

Meanwhile, the Department of Health (DOH) in Cagayan Valley is monitoring evacuation centers in the region to prevent the possible spread of diseases referred to as “WILD.”

The “WILD” diseases include waterborne illnesses from contaminated water; influenza-like illnesses causing fever, cough, and body aches; leptospirosis, which spreads through rat urine often found in floodwater; and dengue, transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Around 10,200 families, or 31,168 individuals, are currently staying in evacuation centers across five provinces in the region.

The DOH Cagayan Valley is also conducting Dengue Rapid Diagnostic Tests among evacuees and continues to monitor non-communicable diseases such as hypertension.