18 Valenzuela barangays under state of calamity due to 'Gener'

Valenzuela City placed 18 of its villages under a state of calamity Thursday after being battered by heavy rain and floods in the wake of typhoon "Gener" (Saola).

 

City public information officer Ana Mejia said this stemmed from a meeting attended by Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian and disaster management officials and village officials.

 

"Meron tayong 18 barangay na affected ng 'Gener.' Meron tayong ia-announce na 18 barangay na nag-declare ng state of calamity," she said in an interview on dzBB radio. 

 

She said the city has a total of 33 villages.

 

In a post on its Facebook page, the city government said the villages to be placed under a state of calamity include:

 

 

Earlier, Navotas City was placed under a state of calamity after also suffering much damage from rain and floods caused by "Gener." –KG, GMA News