Wilma weakens into low-pressure area; 8K+ evacuees, landslides reported in Cebu, Philippines

Rockslides have rendered some portions of the Transcentral Highway in Balamban town, western Cebu, unpassable to four-wheeled vehicles. - Photo from Balamban Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Office

CEBU, (Philippines): Tropical Depression Wilma on Sunday (Dec 7), has weakened into a low-pressure area (LPA), but its persistent rains continued to inundate parts of Cebu Province, forcing the evacuation of more than 8,000 residents and triggering landslides that blocked several roads, disaster officials said.

A total of 64 evacuation centers across 14 localities were activated, sheltering around 2,600 families, or 8,062 individuals, according to the latest situational report from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO).