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Cebu declares state of calamity due to Typhoon Odette

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People clear debris from their homes Courtesy of Henryl Moreño" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/12/17/20211217-typhoon-odette-cebu-ho.jpg"/><figcaption>People clear debris from their homes in Mabolo-Kasambagan area in Cebu on Friday after their roofs were blown away at the height of Typhoon Odette. <em>Courtesy of Henryl Moreño</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Cebu on Friday declared a state of calamity hours after Typhoon Odette left a trail of devastation in the province.</p><p>Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia issued the executive order of declaration after she visited affected areas, especially in southern Cebu, to assess the damage caused by Odette.</p><p>“Super Typhoon Odette severely damaged homes, buildings, and other infrastructures causing a province-wide blackout and water shortage,” she said. </p><p>The provincial capitol will release its final assessment on the number of casualties and damage caused by Odette. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/12/17/21/odette-damages-homes-topples-trees-in-cebu-city">Odette damages homes, topples trees in Cebu City</a></li></ul><p>Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, meanwhile, also declared state of calamity in his city, even as as many barangays have no electricity.</p><p>He added that the city has 8 &quot;casualties&quot;, but he did not clarify the specific number of deaths and injuries.</p><p>Butuan City also declared state of calamity after the area suffered severe flooding and power outage in 16 barangays.</p><p>Under a state of calamity, local government units will use emergency funds for disaster management and relief activities.</p><p>The typhoon, which is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility Saturday morning or early afternoon, has so far left 12 people dead and several others injured nationwide.</p><p>Over 332,000 people sought emergency shelter due to threats of flooding and landslides, the state disaster response agency said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/17/21/odette-barrels-towards-palawan-signal-no-3-raised">Odette barrels towards Palawan; Signal no 3 raised</a></li></ul><div><strong>— Reports from Annie Perez and Lorilly Charmane D. Awitan</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1865627" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Cebu on Friday declared a state of calamity hours after Typhoon Odette left a trail of devastation in the province.