Flood hits Davao City anew
MANILA, Philippines – Several areas previously affected by flashflood in Davao City were submerged in waters again Sunday.
Residents of Bangkal, Matina Pangi and Talomo, Davao City immediately evacuated their houses at around 10 p.m. when knee-high waters submerged their area in just 15 minutes.
Rescue teams deployed in the area assisted the residents in their evacuation. Davao City Rescue 911 provided ropes to support Matina Pangi residents wading through the flood waters.
The rising water in the river in Bangkal prompted residents to evacuate their houses for fear of another flashflood. The local church served as the evacuation center for the affected residents.
In Talomo, residents did not wait for flood waters to rise for them to evacuate their houses.
Carrying their respective belongings, they stayed along the highway while waiting for the situation to get better.
Meanwhile, a bridge in Alcantara Calinan was damaged by the ravaging flood waters.
The flood waters subsided around 1 am. No casualties were reported. – report from Francis Magbanua, ABS-CBN News Southern Mindanao
Residents of Bangkal, Matina Pangi and Talomo, Davao City immediately evacuated their houses at around 10 p.m. when knee-high waters submerged their area in just 15 minutes.
Rescue teams deployed in the area assisted the residents in their evacuation. Davao City Rescue 911 provided ropes to support Matina Pangi residents wading through the flood waters.
The rising water in the river in Bangkal prompted residents to evacuate their houses for fear of another flashflood. The local church served as the evacuation center for the affected residents.
In Talomo, residents did not wait for flood waters to rise for them to evacuate their houses.
Carrying their respective belongings, they stayed along the highway while waiting for the situation to get better.
Meanwhile, a bridge in Alcantara Calinan was damaged by the ravaging flood waters.
The flood waters subsided around 1 am. No casualties were reported. – report from Francis Magbanua, ABS-CBN News Southern Mindanao
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