NEWS
AS FLOODS SUBSIDE
95 families in Sorsogon go back home
SORSOGON CITY, Philippines–The 95 families who were evacuated Sunday will finally be able to welcome the New Year back in their homes as floods brought by heavy rains subsided late Tuesday.
Tony Gilana, public information officer of Bulan town, said the evacuees were able to go back to their homes late Tuesday afternoon without any problem.
Heavy rains on Sunday caused floods in the villages of Managa-naga, Aquino and Obrero, causing the 95 families to evacuate to the Bulan South Central School on the advice of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office.
Luis de Castro, Bulan municipal administrator, said they were forced to evacuate the families affected as the waters were fast rising.
De Castro said the number of evacuated families was a record high in the history of Bulan town as it surpassed those in the previous years when floods also hit the town.
The families, he said, were given enough food by the local government unit and other agencies tapped to help.
“They were given noodles, coffee, cans of sardines and two kilos of rice for every family, enough for their food as they waited for the floods to subside,” De Castro said.
He added that they also tapped the local Bulan police in ensuring the safety of the residents and motorists.
Meanwhile in Sta. Magdalena town, about 40 families were also temporarily displaced by the floods, according to a report received by the Bulan LGU.
In its weather
forecast on New Year’s eve, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said a low-pressure area was estimated at 190 km southeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
Pagasa added that Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming widespread rains over the Bicol region and Eastern Visayas, which may trigger flashfloods and landslides.
