Catbalogan city: The city government of Catbalogan in Samar province has assured residents directly affected by Super Typhoon Uwan that the local government will provide the necessary assistance and support to help them recover.
According to Philippines News Agency, the powerful cyclone left one fatality in the city: a 64-year-old woman from Pier 2, Barangay 3, whose home collapsed after being battered by strong winds and waves along the shoreline. Mayor Dexter Uy, accompanied by City Administrator Dennis Cosmod and City Health Officer Anna Sophia Lim, has been visiting affected communities over the past days to assess the extent of damage and the needs of the residents.
The team visited families in hard-hit areas to evaluate their condition, listen to their immediate concerns, and ensure that appropriate interventions and aid are properly coordinated. The group also inspected landslide-affected zones in Guinsorongan village, as well as properties and homes destroyed in various communities.
Additionally, the team checked the evacuation center at the Samar National High School to check on the welfare and safety of evacuees, including displaced students. 'After the typhoon, many families, especially students, lost important belongings. We launched a donation drive to help them recover and move forward,' Uy said in a statement on Wednesday.
The mayor appealed for donations, such as clothes and school uniforms, school supplies, shoes, and slippers. Records show that more than 1,103 families, or about 4,209 individuals, were evacuated to safer areas before and during the height of Uwan.
Uy said he has appealed to national government agencies to extend assistance to families who lost their homes and to students whose education was disrupted by the disaster in the city. Those whose homes were destroyed, he added, may temporarily stay in evacuation centers while rebuilding their houses. He, however, strongly discouraged residents from reconstructing their homes along the shoreline, pointing out the risks to their safety and that of their families.
