Agusan del Norte raises Code Blue status due to TS Dante By Doreen Marielle N. Rosales
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of the province of Agusan del Norte has raised a blue alert status as the entire province and the rest of Caraga Region experience heavy rains due to Tropical Storm Dante (Choi-wan).
This, as confirmed at 11:30am of Tuesday, June 1, 2021, by PDRRMO Research and Planning Development Chief Merry Chris Cabonce during an interview with PIA Caraga. Residents of Barangays Panaytayon and Humilog in the municipality of Remedios T. Romualdes (RTR) are now evacuating as well as over 60 families in Barangay Bayabas in Cabadbaran City due to flash floods. Fifteen others were reportedly also affected in Brgy. La Fraternidad in Tubay but the Municipal DRRMO is yet to verify. “On-going pa kasi ang response actions na ginagawa ng mga municipal DRRM offices. We’re constantly coordinating with them ngayon for further updates
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on the said status,” Cabonce said.
Water levels have also declined in the national highway passing the municipality of Tubay in Brgy. Tagmamarkay, which was reportedly impassable as of 9:00am on Tuesday.
convened virtually for continuous monitoring in light of the restrictions in mobility. Cabonce said the PDRRMO has also prepositioned its resources to augment LGUs in need. Respective EOCs of all LGUs are on standby and can be contacted 24/7.
Close monitoring is still being made by local DRRMOs in Despite all the preparations affected areas. made by local authorities, the disaster response officer Disaster response emphasized the need for the public to be vigilant and Heavy rains have started listen to local authorities. pouring on the evening of Monday, May 31, prompting “Magsubaybay sa mga the operation centers of all paligid. Also, adhere to 11 local government units in warnings coming from our the province to activate by local government officials. then and have begun their Kung mayroong mga monitoring. Resources and preemptive evacuation, relief goods have already magparticipate po tayo. been prepositioned in case Regularly monitor updates of emergency. from our social media accounts and those On Tuesday, field monitoring provided by radio stations on river tributaries is kasi kahit hindi tayo directly now being made with affected ng bagyong ito, rising water levels being kailangang magmasid pa observed. Other LGUs that rin at maghanda para sa were not affected by heavy mga emergencies,” she rainfall are also monitoring said. their area, especially those near the coast. New updates will be provided by the PDRRMO at The emergency operations 5:00pm of Tuesday. (DMNR/ center (EOC) is also PIA-Caraga)
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