Butuan City- As typhoon Odette (International name Rai) becomes severe tropical storm, the Tandag City Nutrition Office convened to activate its Nutrition Cluster including the twenty-one (21) Barangay Nutrition Clusters of the City on 13 December 2021.

The Nutrition Clusters of the different barangay discussed about the preparation of the incoming typhoon including the inventory of prepositions, evacuation centers, and the roles and functions of each of the member of the team.

In the report of the state weather bureau as of December 13, 2021, the tropical storm with international name Rai was last spotted 1, 6545 kilometers east of Mindanao.

The nutrition cluster aims to ensure that the nutritional status of affected population especially the most vulnerable groups infants, children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, older persons, people with disabilities and debilitating conditions will not worsen due to the impact of disaster.

The preparation per barangay is strategic approach to empower and prepare the community especially during disaster like typhoons, said by City Nutrition Action Officer Reyveen John Geli. # NASLabordo