ADVERTISEMENTFive persons were also reported dead in Leyte and Eastern Samar at the height of Ursula’s onslaught. The Leyte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported that 1,941 families from 11 towns and Ormoc City were affected by the typhoon. Two fatalities were also reported in Leyte – a 13-year-old boy from Baybay City, and a 37-year-old man from Kananga. The PDRRMO in Eastern Samar also moved for the placing of the entire province under a state of calamity. In Eastern Samar, provincial administrator Nelson Cortez said they were still consolidating reports from the 22 towns and the capital city of Borongan.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 27, 2019 03:22 UTC