THE CITY Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) 911 received a go signal from the Office of the Civil Defense to extend their stay in Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro to support the ongoing rescue operations.
In an interview, CDRRMO head Alfredo Baloran confirmed that the three-day deployment of their rescue technicians, search and rescue equipment, and two dogs beginning Feb. 9 will be extended.
“We received a request from the OCD XI requesting the city government of Davao, through our office, to extend the services of our search and rescue nga naa didto karon sa Masara. So, for now, atong ginahimo is we communicate with our personnel nga naa didto sa ground and tan-awon pud nato ang welfare sa atong tao and what are needed kay good for three days raman ang provision nga ilang nadala.. maybe we will re-supply their basic needs (We received a request from OCD XI requesting the City Government of Davao, through our office, to extend the services of our search and rescue team in Masara. So for now, we are communicating with our personnel who are now on the ground and we will also check the welfare of our men in the area and what are their needs because the provisions they’ve brought are only good for three days… maybe we will re-supply their basic needs),” Baloran said.
He said that USAR personnel brought along search and rescue equipment to check for survivors or easily locate those buried in the landslide.
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