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Sta. Cruz flashflood brings P500,000-worth of damage to houses, infra
- Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R11&article=1561335772113
- By: Carina L Cayon
- Tuesday, May 01, 2012
DAVAO CITY- The flashflood that occurred in a barangay of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur on April 26 has brought damage to houses and infrastructures that amounted to P500,000.
Some 15 houses in Barangay Zone 4 were totally destroyed, while six including two boarding houses were partially damaged, affecting 27 families with 136 individuals including 42 boarders who are working in private companies situated in said barangay.
The flashflood that happened along Pilan River in said barangay due to incessant heavy rainfall on Thursday evening from around 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm also impaired a hanging bridge connecting Barangays Zone 3 and Zone 4.
No casualty nor injury was reported.
Adelaida Badilla, secretariat head of Sta. Cruz Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), reported that the total damage cost to houses and personal belongings of the affected families reached to P300,000.
The cost of damage to the hanging bridge was estimated at P200,000, said Badilla who is also the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer of said town.
She said most of the affected families are being housed at the evacuation center at Agripina Elementary School, while the rest are staying with relatives.
In her MDRRMO report as of Sunday (April 29), Badilla said the local government unit of Sta. Cruz has extended food assistance such as hot meals through its community kitchen and five sacks of rice.
The Philippine Red Cross has donated two packs of used clothing, kitchen wares and noodles.
Members of the 39th Infantry Battalion and 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, together with the officials of the municipal and barangay LGUs have done immediate rescue operation and transfer of victims to the evacuation centers.