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Over 1 million flee Uwan’s fury
Over 1.17 million individuals have been preemptively evacuated across various regions in Luzon and the Visayas due to Super Typhoon Uwan.
As of Sunday afternoon, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported that 1,179,086 people had evacuated.
The Bicol Region recorded the highest number of evacuees with 671,254 individuals.
Eastern Visayas and Calabarzon followed with 259,145 and 95,665 evacuees, respectively.
The OCD had established 522 evacuation centers by Sunday morning, with more expected.
A casualty due to drowning in the Bicol region has been reported but is still being validated.
Defense Secretary and NDRRMC chair Gilberto Teodoro Jr. appealed to residents to evacuate, warning that forced evacuations may be implemented in high-risk areas for non-compliance.
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