Continuous rains brought about by Tropical Depression
“Hanna” and the southwest monsoon left at least 371 areas in four regions across the country flooded, the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Sunday.NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said 213 areas in Central Luzon , 153 in the National Capital Region , four in Bicol , and one in Calabarzon were flooded due to bad weather.Meanwhile, 42 passengers at Pasacao Port in Camarines Sur were stranded as of 4 a.m. Sunday.
DRRMO officials in San Marcelino, Zambales have conducted an assessment after soil erosion occurred, involving a protective dike in Barangay Lucero also on Saturday afternoon. Jalad ordered the unit heads of RDRRMOs in Ilocos , Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa and NCR to continuously monitor their areas of responsibility to ensure the widest dissemination of weather updates and advisories.
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