Over 5,000 families flee homes as ‘Quinta’ pummels Quezon

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An estimated 5,825 families in Quezon were evacuated to temporary shelters on Sunday and early Monday as Typhoon “Quinta” brought howling winds and poured heavy rains in the province. | dtmallarijrINQ

The refugees were being attended to by local social workers and health authorities to ensure that health and safety protocols were being followed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease .

Other evacuees opted to stay with their relatives and friends on safer grounds to avoid possible infection of coronavirus inside the crowded shelter houses. Most of the evacuated residents were from areas prone to landslides, flash floods, storm surge, and other identified dangerous areas.Both the city and provincial government units announced the suspension of government offices and modular and online classes in public and private and public school at all levels Monday.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 is still hoisted over the central and southern portions of Quezon while the rest of the province is placed under TCWS No. 2.

 

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