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ILOILO CITY: The number of affected persons due to
Typhoon “Butchoy” and tropical depression “Cosme” have now
increased to 16,229 per latest report of the Regional Disaster
Coordinating Council-Office of Civil Defense here in Western Visayas,
reported the Philippine News Agency.
The affected families numbering
some 3,153 are from the municipalities of Cauayan, Hinobaan, Ilog,
San Enrique and Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental where there have
been flooding and flashfloods.
Aside from the affected persons,
there are also six totally damaged houses and 24 partially damaged
houses in Hinobaan town.
The Provincial Disaster
Coordinating Council (PDCC) is closely monitoring the towns of Pavia,
Dumangas and Igbaras for possible flooding, said PDCC Secretary
Jerry Bionat.
In Pavia, the floodwater level
reached two feet as of 10 a.m on Thursday.
A house has been totally damaged
in Barangay Maliao and some 1,167 households have been affected in
nine other barangays of Pavia.
In Dumangas, particularly in
Balud, Campayan, Maquina and Bantud Fabrica, the floodwater has
reached two-feet to three-feet high.
In Igbaras, a landslide occurred
along the road in Barangay Risoan but is now passable.
There are no more deaths reported
except that of Marilyn Oliverio, 15 years old, of Barangay Guilungan,
Cauayan who may have been carried away by the sudden rush of water
while crossing a bridge with another girl Melanie Elardes who
remains missing.
In Antique province, Leo
Esparagoza is still subject of a search and rescue operation.
Esparagoza is believed to have
been carried away by the water due to the overflow of Ipil Creek in
Sitio Lay-on, Barangay Ipil in Barbaza town.
The Department of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office VI reported that road damages
from Bacolod to the southern part of Negros Occidental has been
estimated to be around P6 million.
DPWH has also reported damage on
the approach of a bridge in Ajuy town although the amount is still
being ascertained.
In Jaro district, a swollen river
burst its banks and inundated several villages, although there were
no immediate reports of any casualties.
An Agence France-Presse reporter
said people were wading in waist-deep waters as rains continued,
while the local government has fielded trucks to ferry those
stranded.
In nearby Negros Occidental
province, nearly 6,000 people have been displaced by floods that hit
at least five villages, local media quoted the regional social
welfare department as saying.
The rains were caused by a storm
brewing off the Central Visayas region, with the state weather
bureau saying it was expected to dump more rain in the coming days.
--With AFP
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