1,000 families still in evacuation centers in Pangasinan after Super Typhoon Pepito

Over 1,000 families in Pangasinan remained in evacuation centers as of Monday afternoon, having left their homes due to Super Typhoon Pepito.

Preemptive evacuations were conducted following directives from national and local authorities due to possible storm surges, even as the typhoon was downgraded to a severe tropical storm.

While some evacuees have returned home, the majority are still displaced.

No casualties have been reported, but a house in San Fabian and another in Laoac were totally destroyed, with two others partially damaged in San Fabian.

Landslides were reported in San Nicolas, blocking sections of Villaverde Trail, and flash floods occurred in Bugallon and San Nicolas.

Classes and government work, except for frontline services, were suspended in Pangasinan on Monday.