Tropical Cyclone “Mawar” regained strength and was categorized again as a supertyphoon on Thursday, lending further urgency to evacuation, rescue and aid preparations in areas expected to reel from its effects toward the weekend.
Mawar was located 2,000 kilometers east of southern Luzon, with maximum winds of 195 kph near the center and gustiness at a high of 240 kph.
He had met with concerned government officials led by Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr., officer in charge of the Department of National Defense, to ensure that funds and food packs had been prepositioned and response teams placed on alert especially in local government units in the typhoon’s path.Local officials in northern and southern Luzon have begun preparations.
San Marcelino Mayor Elmer Soria said he had alerted the municipal disaster risk reduction and management office and other concerned agencies. Lawyer Jonalyndie Chua, regional information officer of the DSWD, said 47,924 food packs worth P32.54 million and 23,702 nonfood items such as hygiene kits and blankets valued at P38.36 million had been prepositioned in the different parts of the region.
According to Harold Alcontin, chief of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, they do not want to be complacent even if the supertyphoon is not expected to make landfall in the city.
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