No respite: After ‘Egay,’ storm Falcon threatens Western Luzon, Visayas READ MORE:
is threatening to intensify into a typhoon between Sunday night and Monday morning and to reach peak intensity on Tuesday.
The rains from typhoon Egay and the enhanced southwest monsoon, meanwhile, have caused the water level at the La Mesa Dam to rise, PAGASA said. Egay, which exited the Philippine area of responsibility last week, caused about P5.9 billion in damage, disaster officials said. More than 30,000 residents fled their homes, with half of them seeking refuge in 330 evacuation centers nationwide.
Some 40 areas declared a state of calamity due to the devastating effects of Egay and the southwest monsoon, including the town of Sanchez Mira in Cagayan as well as the entire Abra and MountainProvince. Bataan Gov. Jose Enrique Garcia announced Saturday night that the entire province is under a state of calamity due to floods in low-lying areas and the considerable volume of agricultural crops destroyed.
In Bulacan province, Pulilan, Paombong, Calumpit towns are also under a state of calamity due to massive destruction to agriculture brought on by continuous moderate to heavy rains the past days. The Bocaue River reached its critical level of 12.5 meters on Sunday. As of 7 a.m., the floodwaters in Barangay Igulot were reported to be chest-deep.Parts of Luzon including Metro Manila have been experiencing continuous rains brought by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Falcon.
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