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(Photo courtesy of NIA-13) BUTUAN CITY - Water levels of dams in Agusan del Sur, particularly the Andanan-Wawa River Irrigation System in Bayugan City, are rising due to the trough of a low-pressure area (LPA) east of Mindanao. In an advisory on Saturday, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 13 (Caraga) said that as of 7 a.m., the water level at the Andanan Dam was already at 36.5 meters or just 2 meters away from its critical level of 38.5 meters. A 34.95-meter water level was also recorded at the Wawa Dam, which is only 2.05 meters away from reaching the critical level of 37 meters. Similar situations were also reported by the NIA-13 at the Simulao River Irrigation System in Poblacion I, Trento, Agusan del Sur; in the Gibong River Irrigation System in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur; and in Tago River Irrigation System in Barangay Sagbayan, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur. The LPA's trough continues to dampen most parts of Caraga on Saturday morning with rains and thunderstorms.