Iloilo City – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau RegionalOffice 6 (MGB-6), DENR issued an advisory to the local government units (LGUs) in Region 6 as Typhoon “ROLLY” threatens the country specifically the province of Catanduanes in the Bicol Region. At 2:00 in the morning of November 1, PAG-ASA warned that “Catanduanes is under an extremely dangerous situation as typhoon “ROLLY” is now hours from landfall over the province.”
“Within the next 12 hours, violent winds and intense to torrential rainfall associated with the region of the eyewall and inner rainbands of the typhoon will be experienced over Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, and the southern portion of Quezon. This a particularly dangerous situation for these areas,” PAG-ASA further forecasted.
Typhoon Rolly will be bringing Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) nos. 1 to 4 upon affected areas. For Region 6, the Northern Portion of Antique (Sebaste, Culasi), the Northern Portion of Capiz (Jamindan, Mambusao, Sapi-an, Ivisan, Roxas City, Pan-ay, Pilar, Sigma, Dao, Panit-an, Pontevedra, President Roxas), and the Northern portion of Iloilo Province (Carles, Balasan, Estancia, Batad) are classified under TCWS no. 1.
Areas classified under TCWS #1 will be expecting the tropical cyclone to affect the locality wherein winds of 30 to 60 kph or intermittent rains may be anticipated in at least 36 hours. Moreover, rough to phenomenal seas ( 2.5 to 16.0 m) will be experienced over seaboards of areas where TCWS is in effect wherein sea travel is risky for all types of seacrafts over these waters.
MGB-6 advised all LGUs in Region 6 to take precautionary measures as the present storm signals in their area, or even if there is none, this may change and be upgraded to the next higher level depending on the strength of the tropical cyclone as it moves closer. Also, the waves on coastal waters may gradually develop and become bigger and higher. Hence, disaster preparedness must be activated to alert status.
MGB-6 reminds the LGUs to refer to the Geohazard Maps of their respective municipalities/cities. Residents living near water bodies, low-lying sites, and areas classified as having High to Very High Landslide and Flooding Susceptibility Ratings, are advised to take precautionary measures to include possible evacuation if necessary.
It is also advised to coordinate with local disaster risk reduction and management offices and continue monitoring for updates, especially the Thunderstorm Advisories and Heavy Rainfall Warnings to be issued by PAGASA Regional Services Divisions and the Severe Weather Bulletin issued by PAGASA every six (6) hours. Roads and bridges prone to landslide and flood hazards may also be closed if necessary, based on actual conditions on the ground. (MGB-6) 