Visit to Evacuation Center and Situation Briefing with Select Local Government Officials

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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally checks on displaced residents at the evacuation center and holds a situation briefing with select local government officials in the Bicol Region to discuss the impacts of Severe Tropical Storm (STS) ‘Kristine’ (international name: Trami) in Naga City, Camarines Sur on October 26, 2024.
On Tuesday (October 22), STS ‘Kristine’ brought heavy to intense rains, dumping two months’ worth of rain — an unprecedented 500 millimeters (1.64 feet) — in just 24 hours, resulting in landslides and widespread flooding. Bicol was among the hardest hit regions, with several residential areas and agricultural lands submerged, affecting over 1.8 million people or 384,436 families.
In Naga City, floodwaters have inundated much of the town proper and several residential areas. In Albay, lahar flows have been reported in Barangay Masarawag in Guinobatan and Barangay Binitayan in Daraga.
Prior to the situation briefing, President Marcos Jr. inspected rice fields submerged in floodwaters in Barangay Causip, Bula, Camarines Sur.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian, has distributed PhP56.5 million worth of family food packs as an immediate response to families affected by STS ‘Kristine’ in the Bicol Region.