NOVELETA, Cavite -- Navy personnel and Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (LDRRMO) emergency responders assisted evacuated Cavite residents as heavy rains spawned by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” continued to drench low-lying and flood prone areas in Cavite Sunday.
Noveleta Mayor Dino Reyes Chua immediately asked Philippine Navy personnel based in Sangley Point for assistance to rescue flood-affected residents of the town as flood waters reached about three feet deep.
Continuous rains caused Ilang-Ilang River to overflow and submerged several barangays here.
He also advised Noveleta folks to stay safe, especially residents living near Ilang-Ilang River.
Noveleta Red Cross also conducted evacuation procedures as it helped residents move to safer grounds and designated evacuation sites.
Floodwaters were waist-level deep in Barangays San Antonio 1 and 2, San Rafael 1 to 3, San Jose 1 and 2, Poblacion, Salcedo 1 and 2 and Sta. Rosa 1 and 2 which rendered many roads impassable, especially light vehicles.
In the adjacent city of General Trias, the city DRRMO also assisted residents in the flooded barangays of Bacao 1 and 2 Sunday afternoon. CDRRMO emergency responders used rescue bancas to evacuate and transport local folks.
They conducted search and rescue operations as floods triggered a landslide in Barangay Manggahan due to drainage construction and a temporary power glitch when a light post collapsed in Sitio Macuto area, Bacao highway area.
In Bacoor City, floodwaters inundated Barangays Mambog 3 and 4, Uratex, SM, Panapaan 1, 2 and 3 and along Aguinaldo Highway, with water level rising to as high as four to five feet deep in Barangays Panapaan 7 to 5.
In Imus City, flood-affected areas include Medicion 2-F, Medicion 2-A, Pasong Anabu, where roads were rendered impassable to motorists. Flooding was also reported in Palazo Bello, Sarreal Subdivision, Alapan 1-A, Anabu 2-B, Pagasa 3 and Karsadang Bago.
The Imus CDRRMO has evacuated 13 families while an estimated 20,000 residents were affected by the flooding.
In Cavite City, the PDRRMO also reported ankle-deep flood water although roads were still passable while Naic experienced knee-deep flooding in Barangays Labac, Mabulo and Bancaan.
Kawit’s town villages of Tabon1, Gahak, Panamitan, Poblacion, Wakas 2, Putol and Sta. Isabel also experienced knee-deep floods prompting local rescue units to go on stand-by alert for pre-emptive evacuation.
In Tanza, some 340 persons from Barangay Julugan and Daang Amaya 1 were evacuated.
Several Ternate barangays also reported minor flooding.
The LDRRMO continued to monitor possible conduct of evacuations while the upland town of Indang has reported a landslide at the Lulungisan Bridge, prompting authorities to temporarily close the road to motorists while the Department of Public Works and Highways engineering personnel conduct clearing operations. (Dennis Abrina/PNA)
