4 barangays in Zambo Sur town under state of calamity due to floods

Footbridge connecting Baludo and Lower Tiparak collapsed

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Aug. 1 (PNA) -- Four barangays in the nearby town of Tambulig were placed under state of calamity as floods brought about by inclement weather condition damaged some PHP15 million worth of crops in these areas.

Francisco Maca, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, told the Philippines News Agency that the flood hit barangays San Jose, Baludo, Lower Tiparak, and Sumalig after the Salug River Dako overflowed due to heavy rains since Friday until Monday.

Gov. Antonio Cerilles on Monday convened the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) in an emergency meeting to address the situation in the four barangays in Tambulig.

The PDRRMC has placed these barangays under state of calamity to enable them to utilize the calamity fund to provide assistance to the affected residents.

Inclement weather in Region 9, however, is not due to the onslaught of severe tropical storm 'Carina', which exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Monday morning.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Monday that Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) and other parts of the country such as Metro Manila and Western Visayas may experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

Maca said they have difficulty in sending relief goods to the affected families since the four barangays were isolated after the footbridge connecting Baludo and Lower Tiparak collapsed.

However, he said that no casualty was reported as of press time by the Tambulig Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO).(PNA)
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NOTE: Photo courtesy by Tambulig MDRRMC