The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that as of 12 noon today, total number of families affected by  Typhoon Vinta is 26,221 or 116,482 persons from Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

 All evacuation centers in the affected areas have closed since yesterday as the weather has improved.

However, in Cagayan Valley, 299 families composed of 1,794 persons from the town of Gonzaga are still staying with their friends or relatives but they continue to be provided with relief goods.

According to DSWD-Field Office II Director Violeta Cruz, hauling of some 1,000 family food packs to districts I and II in Cagayan is on-going. DSWD social workers will assist during the distribution of goods to the affected families.

Likewise, some 500 family food packs will be delivered to Sta. Ana, Cagayan anytime today.

Trained social workers on Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) were also advised to be ready for deployment in the event that their services will be needed.

Meanwhile, disaster operations in Region I and CAR have been terminated. All affected families in both regions were provided with family packs. ###