Pagadian City DRRMO Haron Damada |
PAGADIAN
CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Aug. 5 (PNA) -– The City and Provincial Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Councils have been placed on alert and ready to
respond to any emergencies as a typhoon with international name “Soudelor” is
set to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Wednesday.
The
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
(PAGASA) said the typhoon is expected to enter the PAR between 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
and once inside the PAR it will be locally named “Hanna.”
Hanna
will be the eight tropical cyclone to affect the country this year and first
for this month of August.
Haron
Damada, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
(CDRRMO), said Wednesday they have placed on alert the members of the Barangay
Emergency Response Team (BERT) especially those in the six landslide prone
barangays.
The
landslide prone barangays in this city are the following: Deborok; Lourdes;
Dampalan; Upper Sibatang; La Suerte; and, Lison Valley.
Damada
noted that this city had been experiencing heavy downpour since Monday but
there was no reported weather-related incident.
Wilfredo
Asoy, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head,
said they are closely monitoring the Salug Valley area particularly the
flood-prone towns of Mahayag, Molave, and Tambulig. (PNA)
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