DAVAO CITY – Four-hundred sixty-families evacuated as rivers overflowed and flooded residential areas in two provinces in the Davao region due to non-stop rainfall from the low-pressure area (LPA) since Tuesday, January 30.
PEOPLE evacuate from their flood-stricken homes in Davao City.
The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Davao on Wednesday, January 31, reported that 455 families from the municipalities of Monkayo, Compostela, New Bataan, Maragusan, and Nabunturan in Davao de Oro and four families from a town in Davao Oriental evacuated.
OCD-Davao operations officer Franz Irag said seven barangays in Davao de Oro were affected by flooding and landslide-prone and eight barangays in Davao Oriental were affected by flooding and five other barangays were landslide-prone.
Three roads were impassable due to landslides in Davao de Oro and another three roads were impassable in Davao Oriental due to landslide and flooding, Irag said, adding that affected families in Davao Oriental are still subject to validation.
Forty-four local government units (LGUs) in the provinces of Davao del Sur, including Davao City, Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro, Davao Oriental, and Davao Occidental, have suspended classes on all levels and work in some government offices due to heavy downpour on January 31.
In Davao City, national and local government offices, including government-owned and controlled corporations, were urged to work from home except for offices performing safety and security, health, social services, and disaster and emergency response.
Private offices and establishments were given the discretion to suspend work or work from home but were encouraged to do so for the safety and convenience of their employees.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the LPA trough may bring significant rain within the next three days and advised the public and disaster and rescue teams to take all necessary safety measures.