Flooding affects 64,914 families, causes loss 2 lives in Northern Samar

By TERESITA B. CARDENAS, PIA Northern Samar
January 17, 2011

CATARMAN, Northern Samar  –  The continuing heavy rains and flooding in Northern Samar affected 64,914 families (330,269 individuals), and loss 2 lives. This was learned from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) in an interview conducted by the Philippine Information Agency.

Of the 24 municipalities in the province, 18 were affected by the heavy rains and flooding that continuously pounded the area until today namely, Bobon, 18 barangays with 4,570 families (23,105 individuals) affected; Catarman, 35 barangays with 5,298 families (24,112 individuals); Mondragon, 24 barangays with 6,729 families (40,098 individuals); Lavezares, 16 barangays with 3,667 families (18,533 individuals);

San Roque, 18 barangys with 3,682 families (18,083 individuals); Pambujan, 26 barangays (22,260 individuals); Lapinig, 15 barangays with 2,330 families (11,842 individuals); San Jose, 16 barangays(18,000 individuals); Pambujan, 26 barangays with 3,710 families (22,260 individuals); Lapinig 15 barangays with 2,330 families (11,842 individuals);

San Jose, 16 barangays with 3,600 families (18,000 individuals); San Isidro, 14 barangys with 4,190 families (20,090 individuals); Catubig 47 barangays with 5,751 families (21,735 individuals); Rosario, 11 barangays with 2,027 families (10,035 individuals); Palapag, 11 barangays with 2,363 families (14,052 individuals); Mapanas, 13 barangays with 2,179 families (12,321 individuals); Gamay, 2 barangays with 599 families (3,592 individuals); Las Navas, 53 barangays with 6,014 families (30,070 individuals); Allen, 20 barangays with 4,470 families (22,350 individuals); Laoang, 23 barangays with 3,492 families; Lope de Vega, 1 barangay with 243 families.

The two children died drowning were Mark Paul Alastoy Aguinaldo, 21 yrs. old of Brgy. Cabariwan, Palapag and Richard J. Acibar, 19 yrs. old, of Brgy. Dona Aniceta, Pambujan.

The hardest hit municipalities were Las Navas, Mondragon and Catubig where all barangays were flooded with up surging affected families due to the continuous heavy rains.