PNP PIO PR
Police disaster response units rescued 806 persons from possible hazards posed by rising flood waters and strong winds spawned by Typhoon Ulysses in Luzon.
Reports reaching the PNP Command Center in Camp Crame indicate that some 301,000 individuals are now housed in 13,526 evacuation centers in different regions where they are temporarily sheltered after forced evacuation was implemented in their communities.
PNP Chief, Police General Debold M Sinas is monitoring the situation in affected regions to coordinate further deployment of PNP disaster response units thru the PNP Command Center. Ahead of Ulysses’ landfall over Luzon on Wednesday, he has alerted PNP Units in affected regions to preposition disaster response personnel, equipment and resources in threatened areas.
As of 10:00AM today, a total of 5,660 PNP have been deployed for disaster response operations to assist distressed persons in affected areas.
Another reserve contingent of 20,207 police personnel from the Reactionary Standby Support Force and Search and Rescue Units was also mustered and placed on standby for rapid deployment, while 367 personnel are providing security and assistance in evacuation centers.
Situation reports from the PCC indicate 411 flooded areas, 519 areas without electricity, and 104 areas without telecommunication service.
A total of 1,963 vehicles were reported stranded in 104 roads rendered unpassable due to flood, while 96 inter-island remain stranded in seaports while awaiting clearance to sail. Some 78 passengers of seven cancelled flights are also reported stranded at the airport. (PNP-PIO)
