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The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered mayors and governors in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region to conduct preemptive evacuation of hundreds of barangays as Severe Tropical Storm Nika is expected to make landfall on Monday. In Jamie Santos’ 24 Oras Weekend report on Sunday, Nika is expected to traverse areas that tropical cyclones Kristine, Leon, and Marce hit.
With the saturation of Marce, Kristine, and Leon, basang basa na ang lupa doon ay ang possibilities ng landslide ay napakataas,” Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said.Residents of about 2,500 barangays have 16 hours to evacuate, which will start on Sunday evening.These barangays are flood-prone and landslide-prone areas.“DENR has identified the barangays most prone to landslide and floods and response should be immediate,” Remulla said.
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