DSWD stockpiles relief for STS Kristine, aids 469 families

On Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) - Cordillera reported stockpiling 65,318 family food packs and 25,381 non-food relief items in preparation for Severe Tropical Storm Kristine.

By Thursday morning, DSWD-Cordillera confirmed that about 469 families or 1,568 individuals across the region have been affected by the storm; of these, 352 families evacuated with 225 seeking shelter in evacuation centers and 127 staying with friends and relatives.

As of Thursday, PHP486,127 worth of humanitarian assistance has been provided to 866 families (2,882 members) in 73 evacuation centers and 294 families (1,037 individuals) who preferred to stay elsewhere, with additional support from local government units.

The DSWD-Cordillera has also received at least 1,700 family food packs as augmentation from the national operations center, while ongoing validation efforts continue for displaced persons and forced evacuations in Mountain Province.

Meanwhile, search and rescue teams have been deployed to find a missing individual swept away by river water in Sabangan town, and residents in Paracelis town are being evacuated due to flooding from Mallig River.