Floodwaters rise in Barangay Tulay, Odiongan, Romblon, early Saturday, Aug. 8, amid persistent ‘habagat’ or monsoon rains that prompted the preemptive evacuation of 12 residents from three families. — Photo courtesy of Coast Guard-Romblon
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Twelve residents from three families were preemptively evacuated early Saturday (Aug. 8) from a flood-prone village in Odiongan, Romblon, as continuous heavy rains triggered rising floodwaters amid the southwest monsoon, or “habagat.”
The Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Odiongan, together with the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Odiongan Municipal Police Station, conducted the joint evacuation operation at around 1 a.m. in Barangay Tulay.
The operation was launched as floodwaters rose in low-lying areas following persistent heavy rainfall associated with the prevailing habagat, which authorities said was being intensified by Typhoon Dolphin.
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