Over 2,000 families or around 9,000 persons were affected by floods in Palawan brought by Tropical Depression Gener-enhanced Habagat or Southwest Monsoon, according to the Palawan Risk Reduction and Management Council.
In Joseph Morong’s Tuesday report on 24 Oras, 2,000 affected residents have so far been evacuated.
Some rice fields were submerged in chest- level floodwater. Several residents were forced to use boats to leave their houses while farm animals and pets were relocated to higher ground.
The flood also reached the rooftops of some houses.
According to some residents, the farmers were supposed to harvest the rice fields that were affected by the continuous heavy rain.
A resident said the flood may take until Saturday before it fully subsides.
Off the Palawan coast, rough sea conditions were seen in a video provided by the El Nido Disaster Risk Reduction Office (DRRMO) last September 15.
Some residents were also evacuated in Barangay Bebeladan due to the rising waters.
Meanwhile, a rice field has been submerged in floodwater since Monday as a river overflowed.
“About to be harvested na sana mga ilang weeks na lang na damaged pa, as in walang mase-save,” said Joseph Cuaton, Municipal DRRMO chief of Taytay, Palawan.
(The rice fields were supposed to be harvested in a few weeks, but these were fully damaged and can’t be saved.)
Some barangays in San Vicente, a seaside town popular with tourists, were also flooded due to the continuous rainfall.
The MDRRMO also conducted a clearing operation in Sitio Macatumbalen, Barangay Poblacion after a landslide occurred on Monday.
Another landslide occurred in Barangay Kemdeng in San Vicente, which resulted in an impassable road.
Meanwhile, several barangays in Barangay Siksikan in Puerto Princesa were also inundated by floods. Over 80 affected families were evacuated.
Some roads in Barangay San Jose like the national highway were also flooded.
The most number of affected residents was recorded in Coron with over 500 families or over 2,000 individuals.—Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News
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