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(PNA file photo) MANILA-Magat Dam in northern Luzon resumed its spilling operation due to severe tropical storm Maring (international name Kompasu). The spilling operation started 3 p.m. Tuesday initially using one gate that opened at a height of 1.0 meters to discharge 200 cubic meters of water per second (cms), noted Carlo Ablan, the acting manager of the Dam and Reservoir Division under the National Irrigation Administration-Magat River Integrated Irrigation System. He said the surge in Magat Dam's inflow due to the previous downpour from "Maring", and expected rain over the facility's watershed, led to the decision to resume spilling operation. The Magat Dam management already informed the downstream communities about its resumption, he noted. Likely to be affected are communities in Ramon, San Mateo, Aurora, Cabatuan, Luna, Reina Mercedes, Burgos, Naguilian and Gamu municipalities of Isabela province in northern Luzon's Region II (Cagayan Valley) where Magat

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