Non-stop rains submerge villages in 2 cities, 3 towns in Bulacan

MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan: Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado on Friday dispatched emergency rescue units in the cities of San Jose del Monte and Meycauayan and in the towns of Bocaue, Sta. Maria and Marilao following reports of flooding in many low lying villages in the said areas brought by rains spawned by typhoon Mario.

Alvarado said that based on latest reports from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) as of 10 a.m. Friday, evacuation operations are being conducted in several flood hit villages in the cities of San Jose del Monte and Meycauayan as well as some low lying areas in Sta. Maria and some areas the boundary of Bocaue and Marilao.