Several local governments in Visayas and Mindanao implemented preemptive evacuation ahead of the expected wrath of severe tropical storm Odette.
— Several local governments in Visayas and Mindanao implemented preemptive evacuation on Wednesday ahead of the expected wrath of severe tropical storm Odette.
Several residents in the municipalities of Guiuan and Salcedo in Eastern Samar and Cabucgayan town in Biliran province evacuated. Some families in Abuyog town in Leyte province also voluntarily fled to safety. Surigao del Sur Governor Alexander Pimentel told CNN Philippines that the provincial government is also enforcing forced evacuation.
"Okay naman 'yung mga tao rito. Automatic kapag may warning kami, tumutupad na. Di kamukha noong araw," he said.
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