LUNA, Apayao -- The province of Apayao continues to be battered by
weather disturbances causing deaths and damage to properties including
infrastructures.
Governor Eleanor Bulut-Begtang reported that more than 4,000
families or 15, 248 individuals have been affected by the recent Typhoon
Tisoy and the effects of northeast monsoon as well as the tail end of a
cold front since December 1.
“We experienced another weather disturbance while
still recovering from the recent calamities and in fact the province is still
in a state of calamity,” Begtang said.
More than 600
families were also displaced from the different towns after their houses were
affected by the flashfloods and landslide incidents in the province.
In the town of
Calanasan, Municipal Information Officer Dean Abbagao reported that at least
three barangays were nearly washed out following the flashfloods that were
experienced during the height of the continuous heavy rains on December 4 and
5.
Abbagao said that Calanasan was again isolated due
to the closure of the three major roads leading to the municipality
particularly the Calanasan-Claveria Road, the Kabugao – Calanasan Road and the
Apayao-Ilocos Norte Road. He said that more than a hundred landslide
occurrences were recorded in the identified roads.
DPWH-Apayao
First District Engineering Office Albert Gahid said that the clearing
operations continued since the closing of its major roads even a month before.
He said that the Kabugao-Calanasan Road including the Apayao-Ilocos Norte via
Solsona roads was punched thru opened by heavy equipment of the DPWH Apayao
with the support of the equipment from the DPWH-Bureau of Equipment and the
private contractors who worked hand in hand to open the road immediately.
As of Friday,
the Claveria – Calanasan Road is still closed but clearing operations are on
going.
In Luna town, Mayor Josephine Bangsil said that several barangays
in Marag Valley were also isolated due to the closure of roads in
the are caused by landslide. She said that residents have to walk in the soil
erosion just to reach out to the municipal DRRM.
The Apayao
PDRRMO also confirmed the death of at least two individuals identified as
Cresencio Francisco Dimaano Jr., 81, from Lappa in Luna and Mario Parandit, 38,
of Cadaclan, Calanasan both due to drowning incidents on December 5,
2019.
Meanwhile, two
are still missing namely Arjay Mamaril, 4, of Calayucay, Calanasan and Gelano
Parandit, 74, of Cadaclan Calanasan. They are subject of the on going search
and rescue operations by the different operatives from the MDRRMO and the other
agencies
According to the PDRRMO, the identified individuals
were victims of flashfloods that swiped their homes to the rivers during the
height of the heavy rains of December 5.
On December
10, the provincial government led by Gov. Begtang made aerial inspection
and relief operations at the affected areas while the PDRRMO, on December 11,
deployed three teams to Calayucay in Luna and Macalino and Cadaclan in
Calanasan conducted a Rapid Disaster Assessment and Needs Analysis
to know the condition of the barangays of the reported most
affected barangays in Apayao.
The teams were
composed of representatives from the various national line agencies in the
province as well as members of the PDRRMO who trekked the mountains to
Calanasan and took boat rides to the affected areas in Luna. The PDRRMO is
still waiting for the results of the RDANA who are expected to report back to
the provincial offices on the weekend after their tour of duty.
The PDRRMO will also be conducting more RDANA to
the different areas in the province particularly in the isolated barangays.
Begtang is again soliciting support from the
different line agencies and other organizations to help the province of Apayao
particularly on its immediate needs such as relief goods, clothes, repair kits,
health and sanitation kits and other non-food items to be distributed to the
different affected barangays. (JDP/RMC- PIA-CAR)
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