400 families in Manila evacuate before Uwan landfall

According to the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW), evacuees include around 200 families, or roughly 2,000 individuals, from Barangay 20 in Isla Puting Bato and another 200 families from Barangay 275 in Parola, Binondo—both flood-prone areas along Manila Bay.

“Bago pa man talaga nag-landfall ‘yung bagyo, naka-ready na po ang Delpan Evacuation Center para po sa mga pamilya na ililikas,” said Raquel Tambuli, officer-in-charge of District Welfare Office III.

“Gumawa na po kami ng preemptive evacuation… pero karamihan po sa kanila, umalis lang talaga nung bumuhos na ang malakas na ulan.”

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