TACLOBAN CITY – Heavy rain from a low-pressure area flooded Albuera, Matag-ob, Palompon, Isabel, Merida, Baybay City, and Ormoc City in Leyte on Wednesday, July 17.
Waist-deep flood rendered the Isabel-Palompon Road impassable to all kinds of vehicles from 4 to 10 p.m., particularly in Barangays Rizal, Taberna, and Tabunok in Palompon.“We are waiting for the results of the crops assessment and so far only one hanging bridge in Barangay Cangmoya was swept by floods,” he said.
Isabel Mayor Edgardo Cordeño said that flood has subsided in their municipality as of Thursday morning, July 18.In Matag-ob, Mayor Bernandino Tacoy said that the water level in Barangay Riverside irrigation reached critical level on Wendesday night.The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Office reported that the water level in the main river is decreasing but it remains on the red level on Thursday morning.
“According to residents in Barangay Riverside, the water level overflowed around 11 p.m., causing minor flooding in some houses. Everyone is still urged to remain cautious, as there is a possibility that floodwaters could rise or landslides could occur,” the MDRRMO said. Eastern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte, and Southern Leyte is under a yellow rainfall warning as of 8 a.m. Thursday due to heavy rain from the LPA.
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