LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 30 (PIA) – Disaster risk reduction authorities in Albay has alerted all chief executives of cities, towns and barangays to prepare and ready manpower and assets in their respected areas in the wake of heavy rains and some flooding in several areas in the province.
Albay Gov. Joey Salceda initially issued advisory suspending Saturday classes in all levels, including those in the masteral, doctoral and post-tertiary levels, in the entire province due to heavy rains and flooding.
In the same advisory, he further advised the public to suspend extracurricular activities like visiting malls, movie houses, and other entertainment or activity centers and requested residents just to stay home.
Salceda also directed all local DRRMCs of flood-prone areas to be on full alert and prepare their rescue teams for response and evacuation.
The governor said trucks from the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force and other disaster operation teams are now on stand-by status in front of the Albay Provincial Emergency and Safety Management Office.
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) in Albay reported that the province has since Friday afternoon until the entire day of Saturday been pelted with heavy rains that caused flooding in several low-lying villages in this city and neighbouring localities.
The Inter tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) has continue to affect Bicol that triggered knee-deep to waist-deep flood waters in some areas of the city commercial centers.
Meanwhile, Police S/Insp. Arthur Gomez, spokesperson of Albay Police Provincial Office reported that monitoring of as of 4:00 p.m. Saturday, major roads and bridges from Libon town and the rest of the towns in Albay's third district remain passable, including roads from Tiwi to Sto. Domingo towns in the first district.
“While roads along Barangay Oro Site here were not passable to all types of vehicles, while some areas in downtown of this city were passable to medium to heavy vehicles,” he said
Some flights in this city were cancelled due to the rains. (MAL-PIA5/Albay)
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Albay Gov. Joey Salceda initially issued advisory suspending Saturday classes in all levels, including those in the masteral, doctoral and post-tertiary levels, in the entire province due to heavy rains and flooding.
In the same advisory, he further advised the public to suspend extracurricular activities like visiting malls, movie houses, and other entertainment or activity centers and requested residents just to stay home.
Salceda also directed all local DRRMCs of flood-prone areas to be on full alert and prepare their rescue teams for response and evacuation.
The governor said trucks from the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy, Philippine Air Force and other disaster operation teams are now on stand-by status in front of the Albay Provincial Emergency and Safety Management Office.
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) in Albay reported that the province has since Friday afternoon until the entire day of Saturday been pelted with heavy rains that caused flooding in several low-lying villages in this city and neighbouring localities.
The Inter tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) has continue to affect Bicol that triggered knee-deep to waist-deep flood waters in some areas of the city commercial centers.
Meanwhile, Police S/Insp. Arthur Gomez, spokesperson of Albay Police Provincial Office reported that monitoring of as of 4:00 p.m. Saturday, major roads and bridges from Libon town and the rest of the towns in Albay's third district remain passable, including roads from Tiwi to Sto. Domingo towns in the first district.
“While roads along Barangay Oro Site here were not passable to all types of vehicles, while some areas in downtown of this city were passable to medium to heavy vehicles,” he said
Some flights in this city were cancelled due to the rains. (MAL-PIA5/Albay)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=771385963078#sthash.BPuXHvCI.dpuf
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