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DSWD provides aid to 300 evacuees in La Union town
La Union province provided PHP239,960 worth of food and non-food items to 844 families, comprising 2,437 individuals, who are evacuees from Severe Tropical Storm Kristine.
These evacuees are from various towns including Luna, Bangar, Balaoan, San Juan, Bacnotan, Rosario, Burgos, Aringay, Caba, Bauang, Agoo, and San Fernando City, and are currently housed in 40 evacuation centers across the province.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) also provided 300 family food packs to evacuees in Bacnotan town, La Union.
The DSWD has prepositioned PHP104.2 million worth of food and non-food items in regional and provincial warehouses, ready for augmentation to local government units.
The storm also caused damage to 11 houses and led to power interruptions in 38 villages, with several villages in Santo Tomas remaining flooded due to high tide and storm surge.
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