‘Better be safe than sorry’: PDRRMO raises red alert for Ursula, seeks early evacuation for high risk areas

Satellite image of Tropical Storm Ursula as of 6 p.m. on Monday, December 23. (Pagasa)This was the message of Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Neil Angelo Sanchez to the public amid the threat posed by Tropical Storm Ursula during Christmas eve and Christmas day.In an interview this afternoon, December 23, Sanchez encouraged passengers to have more patience and heed the suspension of trips to avoid untoward incidents when the typhoon passes through the Visayas.

“At this point, delikado kaayo. Mas nindot man gyud ang Pasko nga intact ang pamilya regardless og na-stranded ta or what. Ang important is we are kept safe,” Sanchez said. As of the 5 p.m. advisory of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Tropical Storm Ursula is at about 615 kilometers east northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. It is traveling west-northwest at 30 kilometers per hour while maintaining the strength of 75 kph and gustiness of 90 kph.

“Nagstorya na mi sa atong staff. (My staff and I have already discussed this.). We will be spending Christmas here. Apart from the skeletal force that I already established, the PNP will be sending two personnel as augmentation and the Task Group Cebu of the Centcom (AFP) will also be sending two personnel,” Sanchez said.

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