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<div><span id="isPasted" style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br/></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA — Aurora province declared a state of calamity on Tuesday due to the combined effects of typhoons Nika, Ofel, and Pepito. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The streak of cyclones affected 130 barangays and displaced around 61,000 people, said the province’s disaster office. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">No casualties have been officially confirmed, but 978 homes were damaged, and losses in agriculture, infrastructure, and small businesses have already reached P410 million. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">These estimates were based primarily on the damage caused by Nika, with data from Pepito still being processed.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The hardest-hit areas include the towns of Baler and Casiguran, while some areas in Dipaculao and Dinalungan remained inaccessible due to landslides and damaged roads. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Napakaraming damage niyan (Pepito sa) infrastructure, yung mga roads… flood control kasi may nasira. Yung linya nung supposed to be doon sa bridge lumipat sa kabila yung mismong tubig kaya damaged kaya plus yung mga kabahayan,&quot; Governor Reynante Tolentino said. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/17/super-typhoon-pepito-makes-landfall-in-dipaculao-aurora-1744">Super Typhoon Pepito makes landfall in Dipaculao, Aurora</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He assured residents that relief efforts were underway, with food, water, and hygiene kits already being distributed.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Construction materials have been requested from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for rebuilding efforts.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABQfeyD9wG-vF8t4&amp;activation=adfill&amp;vip_mode=no"></script>

<p>Aurora province declared a state of calamity on Tuesday due to the combined effects of typhoons Nika, Ofel, and Pepito.</p>

Aurora province declared a state of calamity on Tuesday due to the combined effects of typhoons Nika, Ofel, and Pepito.

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Aurora declares state of calamity due to typhoons

Izzy Lee,

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Published November 19, 2024 02:35 PM PHT

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