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At least 500 houses were severely damaged and the infrastructure of Catanduanes paralyzed as the island province bore the brunt of Super Typhoon Pepito but pre-emptive evacuation resulted in no casualties, according to Joseph Morong’s Monday report on 24 Oras.Fierce winds and heavy rains destroyed or damaged more than 500 houses in varying degrees in the town of Panganiban where Pepito made its first landfall Saturday.
Barangay officials, the police, the Philippine Coast Guard, and other agencies managed to evacuate over 70,000 individuals.“I would like to thank the DSWD, DOH, the PNP, of course sa ating Presidente BBM sa pagpadala niya ng ayuda. Talagang tumulong sila para magkaroon tayo ng zero casualty,” Catanduanes Governor Joseph Cua said.It will take some time before electricity returns since Pepito toppled several electric post and severed power lines.
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