TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — Super Typhoon Uwan unleashed its fury across the Eastern Visayas Region on Sunday, Nov. 9, displacing 18,959 families, or 63,826 individuals, according to a progress report released by the Police Regional Office (PRO-8). Local government units (LGUs) in the region preemptively evacuated residents to designated centers in an effort to prevent casualties as the typhoon battered the region with powerful winds and torrential rains. Based on PRO-8 monitoring, Northern Samar recorded the highest number of evacuees with 5,289 families (17,525 individuals); followed by Southern Leyte with 4,367 families (14,055 individuals); Biliran, 3,901 families (12,845 individuals); […]... Keep on reading: Uwan downs power & comms, displaces over 63,000 in Eastern Visayas