Latest Update: Over 5,800 Families Affected by Flooding in Davao City | Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (Rdana) reveals the extent of damage caused by recent flooding in Talomo and Tugbok Districts, with 8 severely affected barangays. City agencies are actively monitoring and providing assistance to those affected. Find out more.
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File photo April 23, 2021 UNCOLLECTED and improperly dumped garbage that clogged the drainage system and canals, siltation, and structures built above waterways have contributed to severe flooding in the city on April 10, the City Engineer s Office (CEO) reported.
CEO head Joseph Dominic Felizarta said based on their assessment, with the reports from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), the heavy rain carried the uncollected garbage during that time. Napuno og mga basura ang atoang mga kanal. Siguro during that time, wala pa makolekta ang ubang basura niawas na sa garbage bin, nikalit man to og ulan sa gabii. So nanglutaw, didto ni-clog sa atong mga drainage (Our canals were full of trash. Maybe that time, the garbage was not yet collected and the bins were already brimming so when it rained heavily that night the garbage flowed to the canals and clogged our drainage),” Felizarta said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disa
April 23, 2021 SINCE the start of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, Davao City generated around 600 tons of garbage per day, according to the Davao City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro).
Cenro head Marivic Reyes said the city s average volume of collected garbage is around 600 to 650 tons per day since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the city in March 2020 until present.
For March 2021, the city recorded an average of 620 tons.
However, this does not include those collected by Ancillary Service Unit during its cleanup drive in canals.
The figure is slightly lower compared to the average 900 tons of garbage per day in 2019, during pre-pandemic.