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==Flooding due to LPA affects 3,642 families in Leyte Island== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=69962 | |||
*Wednesday, December 28, 2011 | |||
:by PIA Press Release | |||
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Dec. 28 (PIA) –- The intermittent rains brought about by the low pressure area and tail end of a cold front has affected 3,642 families in 108 barangays in the provinces of Leyte and Southern Leyte, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Operations Center informed. | |||
RDRRMC chairman and OCD Director Rey Gozon said that the municipality of Javier, Leyte accounted for a total of 1,081 families who were rescued from 9 barangays namely, Batog, Kalsada, Inayopan, Picas, Kasulongan, Bantay, Karanhug, Abuyugay and Malitbogay. | |||
Dagami in Leyte accounted for 820 families, which were evacuated from its 65 barangays due to the overflowing of the San Benito Bridge. Jassen Bacate, 5 years old male from Barangay Los Martires died of drowning. | |||
Around 697 families were evacuated from the 14 barangays of Abuyog, Leyte, namely, Poblacion 1 to 9, Pagsangan, Can-apurong, Udyungan, Burubudan and Canmarating. | |||
Meanwhile, in the municipality of Palo, 600 families were evacuated from 5 barangays due to flooding. Relief operation is still ongoing as of press time. | |||
Other municipalities in Leyte that has reported flooding were Mayorga, Santa Fe, Baybay, MacArthur, Tolosa and Julita. | |||
In Southern Leyte, 74 families from four barangays at Saint Bernard were evacuated on Dec. 26 due to flooding and possible landslides. | |||
Director Gozon cited the cooperation and support of the national government agencies, the local disaster risk reduction and management councils and the 8th Infantry Division. (PIA 8) | |||
==PCA- SoLeyte distributes 4,300 bags of salt fertilizers to coco farmers== | ==PCA- SoLeyte distributes 4,300 bags of salt fertilizers to coco farmers== | ||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=69853 | *Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=69853 | ||
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He said the salt fertilizers were found effective and resulted to more production after one year of application according to PCA scientists. | He said the salt fertilizers were found effective and resulted to more production after one year of application according to PCA scientists. | ||
Sembrado reported that the salt fertilizers were delivered to the province last December 14, 2011. (PIA SoLeyte/esg) | Sembrado reported that the salt fertilizers were delivered to the province last December 14, 2011. (PIA SoLeyte/esg) | ||
==OCD-So Leyte urges pre-emptive evacuations to St. Bernard flood-prone barangays amidst rising water level== | ==OCD-So Leyte urges pre-emptive evacuations to St. Bernard flood-prone barangays amidst rising water level== | ||