By CNN Philippines Staff
Updated 19:01 PM PHT Thu, October 20, 2016
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Typhoon Lawin (international name: Haima) made its way out of the country at around 5 p.m. Thursday, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
Signal Nos. 5, 4, 3, and 2 have been lifted.
As of 5 p.m., the eye of Typhoon Lawin was located 295 km west northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Signal No. 1 is up over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Abra.
Weather forecasters warned the public against sea travel over northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Luzon and western seaboard of Central Luzon.
Wrath of Typhoon Lawin
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has not confirmed any casualties.
NDRRMC Spokesperson Mina Marasigan said the agency is still verifying two reported deaths in Isabela. It said the Chico, Abra, and Apayao rivers are still at critical levels as of 12 noon.
Isabela Governor Bojie Dy told CNN Philippines early Thursday morning a 70-year-old male died from a heart attack in one of the province's evacuation centers.
"A day after or two days [a typhoon passes]... Ang nagiging problema namin iyong pagabaha sa northern part of Isabela dahil ito ay isang catch basin," he added.
[Translation: A day after or two days [a typhoon passes]... we have the problem of flooding in northern Isabela because it is a catch basin.]
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Thursday afternoon that 18,277 families from Regions 1, 2, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and 5 have been affected by the storm.
In Tuguegarao, Cagayan the storm's strong winds blew the roofs off houses and felled trees. Some roads were rendered impassable due to debris. The local government eyes placing the city under a state of calamity. It said the storm damaged around 80 percent of the city's households and businesses.
The storm made landfall in Peñablanca, Cagayan at 11 p.m. on Wednesday. Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga, Apayao, Northern Abra and Ilocos Norte were placed under Signal No. 5 at the time.
CNN Philippines' Ruth Cabal, JC Gotinga, Gerg Cahiles, and David Santos contributed to this report.
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