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MMDA sends rescue team to Batangas for evacuation ops
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has sent 30 personnel to Talisay, Batangas to assist in the relief and evacuation efforts for residents affected by the Taal Volcano eruption.
The deployment came after the Batangas Provincial Government formally requested assistance from the MMDA.
The MMDA team is expected to help facilitate the mass evacuation of residents from affected areas.
In addition to personnel, the MMDA also provided three military trucks, three ambulances, two fire trucks, and water purification equipment.
MMDA trucks are currently collecting evacuees, while another team is setting up water purification systems at an evacuation center.
The MMDA is coordinating with the disaster risk reduction and management offices of Batangas and Cavite provinces.
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