MANILA, (PNA) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday announced that it has deployed its disaster response units, equipment and emergency supplies to areas expected to be in the path of Typhoon “Yolanda”.
The weather disturbance will hit the country Thursday particularly the eastern and central regions of the Philippines.
PNP Director General Alan L. Purisima activated the National Headquarters Disaster Incident Management Task Group (NHQ-DIMTG) to coordinate all disaster response operations of all police units in areas along the path of “Yolanda”.
The super typhoon, packing winds in excess of 200 kilometer per hour, is expected to make landfall on Friday, in Eastern Visayas, cutting across central Visayas and parts of southern Luzon.
These disaster response-capable units include, Special Action Force, Maritime Group, Highway Patrol Group, Police Community Relations Group,as well as the Regional Public Safety Battalions.