At least 200 families in Agusan del Norte province were forced to flee their homes due to floods triggered by heavy rain since Monday night as Tropical Storm “Dante” (international name:
Dante slightly weakened on Tuesday, but still posed a threat to Eastern Visayas, where it was expected to hit land, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration .The cyclone will remain a tropical storm prior to its initial landfall over Eastern Samar between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, the weather bureau said.
In Agusan del Norte, the municipal government of Jabonga recorded 93 families displaced by the floods as of 2 p.m. The floods and landslides in the town rendered several sections of the national highway impassable on Tuesday morning. In Cabadbaran town, 80 families were evacuated from their homes in the villages of Concepcion and Bayabas.
Bichara directed local disaster response councils to ensure that evacuation of residents in high risk areas would be completed before nightfall on Tuesday. The Land Transportation Office in the region on Monday issued a directive canceling inbound trips of provincial buses, passenger vans, private vehicles, and cargo and delivery trucks bound for the Visayas and Mindanao, and Catanduanes and Masbate provinces.The suspension was aimed at preventing congestion on Maharlika Highway in major ports in Sorsogon and Albay.
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