46 thousand people were evacuated due to bad weather in the Philippines

The Civil Defense Office in the Philippines evacuated more than 46,000 people from several towns and cities, in the Bicol region, located on the Philippine island of Luzon, due to heavy rains.
Civil Defense spokesman Grimmel Alexis Naz said: “The threat of floods and landslides caused by the rain prompted the evacuation.”
He added, “We are coordinating with the regional disaster risk reduction management offices in all governorates to provide a reliable and updated report on the affected individuals,” explaining that 9,896 families containing 46,709 individuals from four governorates were displaced.
A total of 7,858 families or 38,362 people are living in the 77 shelters, while 2,038 families or 8,777 people are staying with their relatives.

Air services

Rains caused by the northeast monsoon (Amihan) will continue in the Bicol region, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.
The shear line is expected to bring moderate to heavy rains over Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay and Sorsogon.