In Eastern Samar, Borongan City starts a donation drive for at least 400 distressed families and readies funds to rehabilitate a perennially flooded bridge.
CATBALOGAN, Philippines – Relief workers from Basey municipality crossed swollen rivers and streets swamped by floods on makeshift floats on Thursday, January 12 and 13 to provide food for stranded communities that have seen only a few days of sunshine since the Christmas holidays.
But few students returned to schools in affected barangays near the Golden River, where Samar Electric Cooperative crew were busy with repairs to restore power. The local government started relief work amid heavy rain on January 11, adding clothes, medicine, and even a power generator to care packages.
In Northern Samar, at least seven villages in Catarman town had no power as of 4 pm on January 12, according to the assessment report of MDRRMO Emerald Guevarra.
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