Many residents saved from ‘Odette,’ thanks to lessons learned from ‘Sendong’ ThisIsOurMindanao
A mother feeds her son at the West City Central School in Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro on 16 December 2021 as residents living in hazard areas flee to be safe from the onslaught of typhoon “Odette.” MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
This is the reason why he left the parking lot he supervised when the orange alert text came on his phone. Melecio Rafal, a 62-year-old market vendor, also received one of the texts before the floodwaters from nearby Bukidnon province rushed down to the Cagayan de Oro River and the city. “Sendong” left 1,472 people dead in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. More than 1,049 are still missing to this day.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration station in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro recorded 180mm of rain in a span of six hours, twice the amount of the typical monthly rainfall in the area. “The trucks were not enough. So many people wanted to get away from the floodwaters. Some were crying and without clothes,” Idusma narrated.
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