BACOLOD CITY – A total of 38,675 families were displaced by floods that hit at least seven towns and cities in northern Negros Occidental on January 8 and 9, a report of the provincial government on Tuesday afternoon showed.
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.
January 07, 2021 RESIDENTS of Barangay 19A South Bacayan, Victorias City are troubled by the bulk of garbage brought about by the flash floods that hit the area on New Year s Day.
Punong Barangay Lucia Duran said although the city government of Victorias has been sending two dump trucks, it still needs more dump trucks to unload mountains of garbage that were carried by floodwater. We are worried about the health of our residents if this garbage stays in our area, Duran said.
She said they have been thankful for the help of some neighboring local government units like Silay City for sending additional dump trucks, but they need more to get rid of the garbage.
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NEW YEAR FLOODING. Flooding hits E.B. Magalona and few other towns in Negros Occidental following heavy rains on New Year s Day. (E.B. Magalona LDRRMO Photo)
+ January 03, 2021 IT WAS a tough start for Negros Occidental and Bacolod City as they were greeted by flash floods that affected thousands of Negrenses, a road accident, and drowning and crime incidents on New Year’s Day.
Flash floods hit at least four local government units in the Third District of the province during New Year s Day that resulted in one death and evacuation of thousands of residents.
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