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20 families in Masbate town to be relocated after sea intrusion claims their places of residence

Published Aug 21, 2020 05:47 pm

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - At least 20 families in Barangay Magtayum, Cataingan town in Masbate province will be relocated to a safer place after they found their homes submerged in seawater brought about by the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on Tuesday morning.

This sitio in Brgy. Magtayum is submerged into waist-deep water due to sea intrusion after 6.5 magnitude quake struck Masbate province on Tuesday. At least 20 families were initially to be relocated to safer ground according to OCD-Bicol. (Photo by Jsar Adornado, OCD-Bicol)
This sitio in Brgy. Magtayum is submerged into waist-deep water due to sea intrusion after 6.5 magnitude quake struck Masbate province on Tuesday. At least 20 families were initially to be relocated to safer ground according to OCD-Bicol. (Photo by Jsar Adornado, OCD-Bicol / MANILA BULLETIN)

Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Bicol Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Chief Jsar Adornado told The Manila Bulletin that in the assessment made by Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), OCD and the LGU- Cataingan on Friday noon, authorities recommended to relocate 20 families affected by sea intrusion in one sitio of Brgy. Magtayum.

"Hinda naman tumaas yung tubig kundi bumaba yung lupa pagkatapos ng malakas na lindol. Sa ginawang assessment kanina, hahanapan ng relocation site ni mayor yung 20 pamilya na apektado," Adornado explained.

Brgy. Magtayum is the nearest village to epicenter of the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that rocked the province, according to Adornado.

He said that the water intrusion was waist-level deep, rendering their places of residence no longer suitable to be lived in.

"Hanggang beywang yung lalim ng tubig. Doon ito sa isang sitio. Sa pag-uusap namin kanina, sinabi ni mayor na pagagawan din ng ordinansa na i-relocate pa yung natitirang mga residente maliban sa 20 pamilyang ito. Yung 20 pamilya, heto yung immediate," he added.

In the meantime, these affected families are now at the evacuation center in Magtayum Elementary School.

" So far heto lang talaga yung kritikal kasi di na sila pwede pang tumira sa mga bahay nila. Meron nga dun bagong gawa na bahay at madadagdagan pa ito dahil aalisin na rin yung iba pang residente sa sitio na ito," he said.

Meanwhile, in report released by OCD-Bicol on Friday noon, there were 416 families or 1,957 individuals affected by the 5.6 magnitude quake.

A total of 504 houses were damaged, of which 51 were totally destroyed while 454 are partially damaged.

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