India, Sept. 22 -- A total of 3,284 families or 10,061 individuals have been preemptively evacuated across northern and central Luzon due to the threat of Super Typhoon Nando (international name Ragasa), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday.

In a statement, the DILG said Cagayan Valley recorded the highest number of evacuees with 2,747 families or 8,476 individuals, the majority of which came from Cagayan with 2,457 families or 7,639 individuals. Isabela followed with 256 families or 728 individuals, while Batanes and Nueva Vizcaya reported smaller numbers.

In the Cordillera Administrative Region, 232 families or 670 individuals were evacuated, mostly from Apayao with 219 families or 639 individuals. Ab...