DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 Dec) – Worried over what happened to Tacloban, this city wants to be ready to evacuate residents in coastal barangays in case of storm surges and similar calamities.

Francisco Villaroman, head of the Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC), said they are now looking for six evacuation sites in areas higher than 250 feet that can accommodate as much as 400,000 people from 16 coastal barangays.

Possible evacuation hubs the PSSCC has identified so far include areas in the boundary between Panabo and Davao City, as well as locations in high areas such as Mandug, Tigatto, and Toril.

He said the contingency plans his office drafted would also require the Traffic Management Center to identify 25 possible streets and roads that would be used to transport evacuees.

But Villaroman said that the announcement of the specific details would have to come from Mayor Rodrigo R.

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