WATERWORLD. Residents of San Simon, Pampanga use a boat as a mode of transportation as the town remains underwater on Monday (July 31, 2023). San Simon is one of the local government units in Pampanga that declared a state of calamity following the onslaught of Typhoon Egay and the enhanced southwest monsoon. (Photo courtesy of San Simon MDRRMO)
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – A total of 341,242 families or 1,195,866 individuals in Region 3 (Central Luzon) were affected by the continuous rains brought by Typhoon Egay and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
Based on the latest data from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-3 (RDRRMC-3) on Monday, of the total number, 8,862 families or 32,404 individuals are still staying in various evacuation centers in the region.
Some 18 houses were totally damaged while 334 were partially destroyed.
A total of 13 roads in the region, of which eight are in Pampanga, three in Bulacan and one each in Zambales and Tarlac, are still not passable to light vehicles.
A total of 438 areas in the region were flooded caused by the moderate to heavy rains in the past days.
The estimated damage in agricultural lands and fisheries and aquatic resources in the region was initially pegged at PHP454,050,478 and PHP141,592,616, respectively, for a total of over PHP596 million.
Ten local government units (LGUs) in the region have so far declared a state of calamity due to the extent of damage caused by Typhoon Egay and the southwest monsoon.
These are the province of Bataan, five municipalities in Pampanga -- San Simon, Macabebe, San Luis, Minalin and Sto. Tomas and the towns of Pulilan, Calumpit, Hagonoy and Paombong in Bulacan.
Meanwhile, a total of PHP31.31 million worth of assistance was provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the LGUs to the affected individuals and families.
Due to massive floods caused by the southwest monsoon rains, some LGUs in the region canceled work and classes on Monday.
Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando declared the suspension of classes at all levels, both in public and private schools, as well as work in government and private offices.
In Olongapo City, Mayor Rolen Paulino Jr. also suspended classes at all levels.
Other LGUs that also suspended classes were the towns of Macabebe, San Simon, Candaba and Masantol, all in Pampanga and the cities of Malolos and Baliwag and the towns of Balagtas and Guiguinto, all in Bulacan. (PNA)
