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SUBMERGED ISLAND. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan puts on a life vest prior to boarding a pump boat to verify a report that the entire Caubian Island is submerged in seawater on Monday (Oct. 11, 2021). The mayor said it was the first time that Caubian, the smallest and farthest island barrio in Lapu-Lapu City, was flooded with seawater. (Contributed photo) CEBU CITY - Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan on Monday announced his plan to evacuate more than 500 residents of Barangay Caubian after the whole islet went under seawater before dawn on Monday. Chan has sent food supplies to the affected residents of the city's smallest and farthest village. He said he received a message after midnight that houses were already submerged in seawater, with residents expressing fear for their safety. "It's the first time in history that seawater enters the houses of the island residents of Caubian. We need to check if they are still safe there or if there's a need to evacuate them to ....

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