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Lakeshore areas in Binangonan, Rizal still flooded as Laguna Lake remains above critical level
Lakeshore areas in Binangonan, Rizal still flooded as Laguna Lake remains above critical level
By Nel Andrade
At A Glance
- Lakeshore communities in Binangonan, Rizal remain flooded, as the water level of Laguna Lake has yet to return to its normal level. The municipal government has set up makeshift pathwalks on flooded streets leading to the Binangonan Port.
Several lakeshore villages, including all 17 barangays in flood-stricken Talim Island, may remain flooded for weeks as the water level in Laguna Lake stayed above critical 12.50-meter mark as of 8 a.m. on July 30.
In the town’s Pritil or the Binangonan Port, the main port for loading and unloading of passengers in the lakeshore municipality, people had to wade through the ankle-deep to leg-deep flood water to get to and from the port.
The port in the mainland Binangonan is the major port where residents of Binangonan’s 17 villages in Talim Island travel to and from the island.
Outside the port, people had to walk through ankle-deep flood just to get to and from their destination.
On July 30, makeshift pathwalks were set up on the side of the street leading to the Pritil port as part of the local government’s move to make it easy for the people to access the port and the public market.
The municipal government has been distributing food packs and other basic necessities to residents in the island villages to help the residents cope with the situation.
The municipal government, in a post on social media, announced the resumption of the distribution of goods to island communities, as the town government’s social welfare office staff were assisted by personnel of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and the Philippine Coast Guard- Binangonan.
During the height of the monsoon rains, travel by all types of watercraft in Laguna Lake was suspended, hampering the distribution of relief goods by the local government.
Vice Mayor Russel Ynares and other local officials have been visiting flood-stricken communities and evacuation centers in the town to assess the effect of the flood on the residents and their livelihood.
