OCHA Philippines Situation Report No. 2 on Typhoon Hagupit (7 December 2014)OCHA Philippines Situation Report No. 2 on Typhoon Hagupit (7 December 2014)












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OCHA Situation Report
Phillippines | Typhoon Hagupit
Situation Report No. 2 | 7 December 2014

Dear colleagues,
Please find enclosed the link to the OCHA Situation Report No. 2 on Typhoon Hagupit (locally known as Ruby) in the Philippines, dated 7 December 2014, developed in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 5 to 7 December 2014. The next report will be issued on or around 8 December.

HIGHLIGHTS

Typhoon Hagupit makes first landfall in Dolores municipality, Eastern Samar province on 5 December with maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h and gusts of up to 210 km/h.
Initial reports indicate less damage than expected in accessible areas affected by the typhoon; situation in isolated municipalities is still unclear.
Hagupit is expected to make multiple landfalls in the province of Romblon on 7 December.
Some 717,000 people were pre-emptively evacuated by the Government. To date, there are no validated casualties reported.

For further information, please contact: 

 





David Carden, Head of Office, carden@un.org, Mobile: +63-917-513-9924
Akiko Yoshida, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, yoshidaa@un.org, Mobile +63-917-543-7251
Orla Fagan, Asia-Pacific Regional Public Information and Advocacy Officer, fagano@un.org, Mobile: +63-917-597-7219


 


Additional information is also available on the following websites:
 
To find all reports: http://reliefweb.int/country/phl
Humanitarian Response website Philippines: http://philippines.humanitarianresponse.info

OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific: www.unocha.org/roap




















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