Cebu
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CEBU CITY — Several towns in southern Cebu remain inaccessible, three days after the province was hit by Typhoon Odette.
So far, the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office received only two reported deaths in the province –both in the southern town of Argao, about 50 km from here.
But PDRRMO chief Neil Sanchez said they had yet to check and assess the situation in the 12 other towns in the south which remained inaccessible.
“The entire province is really affected. When you ask which towns are very affected, we could not yet say,” Sanchez told the Inquirer.
Sanchez said that access from Cebu City is only until Argao town when one traverses the east coast of the island.
Towns on the southwestern coast of Cebu were difficult to access due to the debris, including fallen trees and posts, he added.
The two towns next to Argao – Dalaguete, and Alcoy, were reportedly badly damaged by Odette but access to these municipalities was hampered by the debris that blocked the road.