Philippines: 78 evacuated as floodwaters rise in Philippines’ Occidental Mindoro.

RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “COAST GUARD DISTRICT SOUTHERN TAGALOG” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SHOTLIST OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, PHILIPPINES (AUG. 17, 2026) (COAST GUARD DISTRICT SOUTHERN TAGALOG - RESTRICTED) 1. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS ASSISTING WOMAN CARRYING CHILD THROUGH FLOODWATER (NIGHT SHOTS) 2. VARIOUS OF COAST GUARD PERSONNEL CARRYING EVACUEE THROUGH FLOODED AREA (NIGHT SHOTS) 3. RESCUERS AND EVACUEES AROUND BOAT IN FLOODWATER (NIGHT SHOTS) 4. COAST GUARD PERSONNEL ASSISTING ELDERLY WOMAN THROUGH FLOODWATER 5. RESCUERS ASSISTING EVACUEES AROUND BOAT IN FLOODED AREAOCCIDENTAL MINDORO, PHILIPPINES - AUG. 17 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “COAST GUARD DISTRICT SOUTHERN TAGALOG” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY—: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), working with police, firefighters, local authorities and other response teams, evacuated 78 people from 28 families as floodwaters continued to rise in Abra de Ilog and Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines, on Monday, Aug. 17. The evacuees included children, senior citizens, infants and persons with disabilities. The evacuees were transferred to evacuation centers and temporary safe shelters in a coordinated operation involvingthe PCG, Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), local government units and other response teams. The PCG and partner agencies remain prepared to respond to further threats to residents’ safety.