Wednesday, July 27, 2011

(Update) Typhoon “Juaning” wrecked northern Aurora towns

BALER, Aurora, July 28, 2011-A close to 1,000 families were evacuated forcibly by the provincial government as heavy rains dumped by tropical storm “Juaning” Wednesday which caused flash floods in northern Aurora, stranding hundreds of commuters.


Gov. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo said that they are still assessing the extent of the damage to properties, infrastructures and agricultures by the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council who is out today exerting fullest effort to help Auroran’s.

“All relief goods were already pre-positioned to the affected families for the immediate response,” Angara-Castillo said.

Erson Egargue, chief of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council, said that 942 families involving 4,635 persons were evacuated in the towns of Dinalungan, Casiguran and Dilasag which have been isolated from this capital town after landslides struck the landslide-prone Sitio Pimpolisan, Barangay Dianed and Barangay Abuleg in Dinalungan.

Egargue said that Dilasag accounts for almost half of the number of families evacuated with 450, followed by Dinalungan with 340 and Casiguran (152 families).

Mud flowed and rocks littered the Baler-Casiguran-Dilasag national road which was closed to vehicular traffic. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started road-clearing operations today morning.

Elmer Dabbay, DPWH district engineer in the province, said that they expect to open the road at the soonest time possible.

Some Portions of the Baler-Bongabon road in Barangay Villa, Maria Aurora town was also closed when a makeshift bridge was washed away by floods. Also destroyed was the approach of the Dimalang Bridge in Barangay Culat, Casiguran.  

Disaster officials have advised against traveling through the Pantabangan-Canili road, the main route to the province because of continuous heavy rains.

Toppled trees in Dinalungan, Aurora.
(Photo Courtesy: LGU Dinalungan)
In Casiguran, almost chest-deep floodwaters buried nine (9) barangays when the Minanga, Muntay and Tabas rivers overflowed Wednesday.  

Rommel Angara, chief of staff of Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara said that the flood affected barangays were Culat, Dibacong, Dibet, Esperanza, Estevez,  Poblacion 1, 2, 3 and 4 and Tabas.

Villagers from barangays of Culat, Dibacong and Esperanza were moved to higher grounds for safety with the help of Bravo Coy of the 48th Infantry Batallion, Philippine Army (PA) led by Captain Ronaldo Ferrer and the Philippine National Police (PNP).

LTC Kurt Decapia, chief 48th IB, PA said in a telephone interview that the soldiers are now helping our government in clearing the main route from Baler going to Dinalungan, Casiguran and Dilasag, adding that they are now bringing the relief goods donated by GMA7 Kapuso foundation for the affected villagers who were whipped by ‘Juaning’.

Strong winds blew off the roof of 30 houses at barangay Estevez and toppled the town’s century-old tree at Ermita Hill, Poblacion.

Heavy rains and winds toppled electric posts and trees, cutting off power last Tuesday night. (Jason de Asis)


22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bilis naman ni sir. Sino na naman kaya ang mangongopya uli.

Anonymous said...

"wag kayang tanggapin ang alok na tulong mula sa local government bilang proteta sa hindi pag papatupad ng total log ban jan sa DICADI area? matauhan kaya sila pati na ung mga dambuhalang mamumutol ng kahoy jan na? pagkakalbo ng kabundukan ang nagiging sanhi nag malawakang pag kasira ng kabundukan at pag guho ng lupa at mabilis na pagbaha twing may malakas na ulan at bagyo kahit saaang sulok ng bansa, bakit at ayaw pang ipatigil jan ang ganyang mga kagahamanang gawain?" (Neleb OnidranreB)

Anonymous said...

Ngayong nagtutulong-tulong ang gubyerno para sa kapakanan ng mga naapektuhan ng bagyo. Nasaan na ang CPP-NPA-NDF? Wala? Kung totoo silang makabayan dapat ay gumagawa rin sila ng paraan para makatulong. Huwad ang kanilang ipinaglalaban na makamasa at makabayan. Sulong Aurora!!! Tanging ang gubyerno lang ang talagang makatutulong sa panngangailangan ng mamamayan. Mabuhay ang mga PNP, Army at iba't-ibang ahensiya ng pamahalaan!!! Sila lang ang tunay na karamay sa oras ng kagipitan.

Anonymous said...

Nameta ku... c juaning lang bale ang maka tigray,wala na tayong senduman pag angay dun...ang malungkot jan na tarod ay yung mig date-tin jan wala na clang pagipadilan...ha ha ha ha ha ha

Anonymous said...

Napagel,nabeilbeig ate'tanan na ang Acacia na yan sa tinagal ng panahon ay walang nakatinag maraming mas matetende pang sakuna ang nilabanan,ang Acacia nagsawa na umadi nyang mameta pa kong ano ang mga malungkot na dumemit sa buhay nya satin tanan. dumemit ang aldew niya.

Anonymous said...

Wadi ay wla n rin senduman at pagpicturan mga tolay dun. wala na clang pagipadilan

Anonymous said...

Ang galing talaga ng leadership ng local government units. Tulong-tulong.

Anonymous said...

grbe tata nak lng mkakta kasta na bag u as in

Anonymous said...

Sir may mga casualty po ba?

Anonymous said...

Snappy talaga ang Aurora. Kanya-kanya ng role mga departments/agencies para makatulong sa mga naapektuhan. Mabuhay po kayo.

Anonymous said...

May kalamidad man na hindi maiiwasan. Makikita pa rin ang pagbabayanihan ng mga tao sa norte.

Anonymous said...

Manalangin po tayo para hindi na maulit sa atin ang ganyang pangyayari.

Anonymous said...

Sir report po ni Kidlat, sinasayang ng mga local radio stations ang pagiging radyo nila. Kasagsagan ng bagyo wala ka man lang marinig na mga balita, updates, announcements tungkol dito. Puro disco at DJ na puru pagbati at pagpapatugtug ng disco maghapon hanggang gabi, simula ng dumating at makaalis ang bagyong Juaning.

Anonymous said...

Babahain talaga..panu masusugpo ang ilegal na pagpuputol ng mga punong kahoy dito sa atin lalawigan eh kung yung mga bRGY. cAPTAIN at task force kalikasan mismo ay naaambunan..

Anonymous said...

Naalala ko nung 1971 ay nakaranas na ng matinding pagbaha ang Casiguran. Maliit pa lang ako noon at maraming namatay. Ngayon ay bumaha na naman na matindi. Logging kaya ang sanhi nito?

Anonymous said...

Nasaan na yung mga aktibista para tumulong sa Aurora?Wala? Ang ginagawa lang nila ngayon ay mag-antabay lang ng mga balita para gumawa ng paraan kung paano sisirain ang gubyerno. Sa panahong ito ng kalamidad nanantili silang naghahanap ng ibubutas sa nangyari sa Aurora. Ganyan ang JPAG, BATARIS, BAYAN, ANAKBAYAN, PAMANA at LFS dito sa Aurora. Ang gagawin nila ay gagalitin ang tao para mag-aklas at sumapi sa NPA na kinapapalooban nila bilang mga NDF.

Anonymous said...

I just feel so sad on what happened. Anyway I know that our kababayan leader's are alway's there to save them. I heard that Gov. Angara-Castillo, PA Alex Ocampo, Rommel Angara, and other public officials are there in northern Aurora to give support and any assistance for their concerned. They deserved to be our leaders. Mabuhay po kayo!

Anonymous said...

isa lang ang ibig sabihin niyan kundi dahil sa logging, mag-kakaingin at lahat ng uri ng mga illegal na gawain sa Aurora ang nagdulot ng matinding pagbaha sa norte. Sana magising tayo sa katotohanan!!!! Kalikasan na ang nagpaparamdam sa atin.

Anonymous said...

Ipatupad lang po dapat ang environmental laws sa Aurora lalo na yung Total Log Ban para maiwasan mga sakuna.Palitan na po yang si Aurora PENRO wala silbi yan.Ewan ko lang talaga kung bakit kahit di nya mapatupad ng tama ang mga batas kalikasan nandyan pa sya.Kapalit ng maraming biktima ang pansariling kapakanan?

Anonymous said...

Wag nating sisihin si PENRO diyan. Tayong lahat ang may kasalanan dahil walang kumilos para bantayan ang ating kalikasan...

Anonymous said...

Unmasked the scalawags sabi ng bluefalcons. Dapat banggitin na nila kung sino yan pati yung media na umaareglo kay Usita na makapag-puslit ng kahoy sa Dingalan.

Anonymous said...

Malalang pagka-Kaingin yan at hindi sa logging!!!

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