Jun 232008
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The provinces of Iloilo, Aklan and Capiz, Antique and Iloilo City were declared under a state of calamity as the death toll and reports of damage brought by typhoon “Frank” (international codename: Fengshen) in Western Visayas continued to rise.
The officials in these areas have sought relief assistance, such as ready-to-eat food, potable water and dry clothes, as evacuees reached hundreds of thousands.
In Iloilo City alone, 198,545 persons stayed at the 58 evacuation centers as 135 out of the 180 villages were flooded, OIC-Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said.
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