NDRRMC: Floods affect more than 18,000 in Surigao

Floods brought by rain triggered by a tail-end of a cold front in Caraga have affected more than 18,000 people in Surigao del Norte, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said over the weekend. In a 6:00 p.m. Friday update posted Saturday on its website, the NDRRMC also said residents in landslide-prone areas were warned of "possible" landslides due to the rain. The NDRRMC also said Agusan River was placed under Alert Level 2 as of Friday morning as the water level there was 2.4 meters above sea level. According to the NDRRMC, the floods affected 3,644 families or 18,334 people in Tubod, Butuan City, Alegria, Bacuag, Claver, Gigaquit and Mainit in Surigao del Norte. Of these, 2,472 families or 11,148 people are in 29 evacuation centers in 24 villages and one city in Surigao del Norte. Two houses were destroyed and five others damaged in Alegria and Tubod in Surigao del Norte. - VVP, GMA News