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+ January 10, 2021 A SECOND wave of flash floods hit the Third District and other northern Negros areas Friday night, January 8, 2021, up to early Saturday morning, January 9, that resulted in two casualties.
Marvito Yap Lumanog, 43, was found dead, Saturday after his flood-hit house made of light materials fell on him in Hacienda San Herman, Barangay Guimbalaon, Silay City.
A cadaver of a male victim was also found in a creek Sunday in Purok Santan, Barangay Zone 11, Talisay City. The victim, who was not yet identified as of Sunday evening, was believed to have drowned due to the strong current of the water.
Published January 9, 2021, 3:37 PM
BACOLOD CITY – Heavy downpour since Friday morning has resulted in massive flooding in some areas in this city and in northern Negros Occidental, affected thousands of families.
Personnel of the Cadiz City Fire Station rescue residents of Hacienda Carmen, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental due to massive flooding. (Photo courtesy of Cadiz City Fire Station / MANILA BULLETIN)
It was the second such flooding since New Year’s Day when torrential rains also caused flooding in four localities in the province that affected 15,000 families.
According to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), Friday’s rainfall was caused by a low-pressure area and combined effects of the tail-end of a frontal system.
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