CEBU CITY, February 9 (PIA) -- While search and rescue operations continue in earthquake devastated areas in Negros Oriental, Social Workers from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas activated its Quick Response Teams.
The teams, which have been placed on “Red Alert” status, are tasked to prepare relief goods such as food packs, mats, blankets, mosquito nets, slippers and tents for evacuation centers in Guihulngan, La Libertad.
About 30 tents, 330 mats, 318 blankets, 275 mosquito nets , 2,000 bottles of mineral water and 2,000 family packs, 160 boxes of canned goods (sardines and beef loaf) were shipped to the affected areas yesterday.
These goods were initially distributed to the earthquake victims in Guihulngan, which is the hardest hit, La libertad, Bindoy and Tayasan. Delivery for the other areas follows.
As more reports are coming in, the DSWD is doubling its efforts to pack additional goods for the next round of shipment and relief distribution in the other affected municipalities in Negros Oriental.
DSWD secretary Dinky Soliman reported that so far, an estimated 12,231 families had been affected with 22 confirmed dead, 82 missing and 52 injured as of 3:00 pm today.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake, the strongest recorded in Central Visayas in 90 years, struck the northern towns in NegrosOoriental at 11: 49 am February 6.
Social Workers both from the Local Government Units and the Social Welfare and Development Team Offices in Negros Oriental conducted initial defusing sessions to a few survivors in the various evacuation centers temporarily set up for the purpose.
DSWD regional director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre has instructed her staff to go on a 24/7 duty and had already fielded stress debriefers to conduct psycho-social intervention to the grieving families.
“We are now keeping in touch with all our local counterparts in Negros Oriental to generate updates for provision of augmentation support especially along relief works," she added.
A Donation Desk is now put up at the DSWD Field Office-7 along M.J. Cuenco Ave., Cebu City. One may call our Earthquake Hotline is 2321192.
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