Over 1.6K individuals affected, 1.4K evacuated due to 'Dodong', 'habagat'
More than 1,600 individuals were affected by flooding and heavy rains brought by the combined effects of Tropical Cyclone “Dodong” and southwest monsoon or “habagat”, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Sunday, July 16.
The NDRRMC said 491 families composed of 1,638 individuals were affected in Ilocos Region (Region 1), Central Luzon (Region 3), Calabarzon (Region 4A), Mimaropa (Region 4B), and Western Visayas (Region 6).
The affected provinces include Pangasinan (Region 1); Bulacan and Zambales (Region 3); Cavite and Batangas (Region 4A); Palawan (Region 4B), and Iloilo (Region 6).
Of those affected, a total of 400 families or 1,419 individuals were brought to 36 evacuation centers across the five regions.
The NDRRMC has yet to report whether or not there were casualties recorded due to Dodong and habagat.
But the heavy rains brought by the two weather systems inundated 29 areas in the affected regions. Four landslides were also monitored by local DRRM offices in Regions 1 and 6.
In Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, a minor landslide occurred along the Manila North Road in Sitio Banquero, Brgy. Pancian.
Several families were also affected by two landslides in Pangasinan: one in San Jose Zone 3, Sitio Oboy-Oboy; and another one in Tiep Zone 1, Zigzag Roadside. Both are in the municipality of Bani.
A landslide also occurred Brgy. Corong-Corong, El Nido, Palawan due to heavy rainfall.
The NDRRMC said it has provided P267 million worth of relief assistance to the affected residents.
The NDRRMC urged the public to stay at home to keep themselves safe amid the bad weather, always listen to weather updates, and adhere to calls for an evacuation from local officials if it is necessary.