Published December 19, 2020, 9:23 AM
BUTUAN CITY – More than 2,000 were displaced by tropical depression Vicky, which exited Caraga region late Friday, December 18.
Shown in photo are the disaster rescue personnel of 3rd Special Forces Battalion securing flash flood victims to safer grounds in Surigao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of 3rd SFBn CMO Officer 1st Lt. Krisjuper Andreo J. Punsalan via Mike U. Crismundo/Manila Bulletin)
Absorbing the brunt of the tropical depression were areas in the southern and northern parts of Surigao del Sur where more than 1,600 families were affected by the flash floods.
“We are still collecting data from our different municipal and city disaster councils, but as of this time more than 1,600 families were already affected by the flash floods,” said Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Managements Council (PDRRMC) Head Abel De Guzman, in phone interview with The Manila Bulletin on Saturday.