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Families evacuate as 'Mina' pounds Cagayan
Several families were forcibly evacuated from their homes in high-risk areas as Typhoon Mina (Nanmadol) made landfall over Cagayan province Saturday morning. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said evacuation in some of the areas had started as early as Friday, but the evacuation efforts are now going full blast. “Ang iba na ayaw lumikas ay pinilit na (Families who had refused to leave their homes no longer have a choice)," NDRRMC head Benito Ramos said on government-run dzRB radio. He said the areas where forced evacuation is ongoing include:
- Sta. Ana
- San Vicente
- Buguey
- Aparri
- Sta. Praxedes
- Ballesteros
- Sanchez-Mira
- Lal-lo
- Camalaniugan
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