Areas in Bulacan are nonetheless coping with flooding regardless of Typhoon Egay exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday morning.
In Sandra Aguinaldo’s Friday 24 Oras report, the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office mentioned the continual rain and excessive tide prompted waist- to chest-high flooding in Calumpit, Giguinto, and Bocaue.
Residents of Barangay San Miguel, Calumpit ready flotation gadgets and boat transportation in response to the flood – an annual incidence for them.
They additionally believed that the flood would final a minimum of per week extra.
“Maaring tumaas pa yan hanggang bukas o sa mga susunod na araw dahil patuloy po ‘yung pagulan,” mentioned San Miguel Barangay Captain Dave Sambilay.
In Barangay Meysulao, Calumpit, residents alleged that the flood was brought on by the discharge of water from the Ipo and Bustos Dam at round 3 to 4 a.m.
“Nung nagpakawala po ang dam, dun lang lumaki ang tubig alas kwatro. Kanina lang bumulusok. Napakabilis po,” a resident claimed.
However, the PDRRMO disputed this, declaring that native rivers didn’t burst their banks regardless of the water launched from the dams.
In Guiguinto, Bulacan, a bulldozer was used to save lots of autos and pedestrians caught within the flood, with flooding additionally happening on the MacArthur Highway in Bocaue.
The PDRRMO alerted residents that again flooding could trigger the flood to final till Sunday. — Jiselle Casucian/DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
