Residents evacuated as flooding hits Talisay, Victorias in Negros Occidental

Residents in Victorias, Silay and Talisay in Negros Occidental were evacuated from their homes since late Friday night due to flooding from heavy rains, according to a report on GMA News' Saksi.

The Philippine Coast Guard on Saturday said it has helped evacuate around 115 residents in Talisay City and Victorias City at around 1 a.m. on Saturday.

The residents were brought to Catabla Covered Court and the Victorias City Mall for temporary shelter.

The local government is extending assistance to the affected residents.

According to a National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council initial report, 1,740 families in Negros Occidental were affected and evacuated.

Meanwhile, two bridges in Silay City, Negros Occidental were reported to be impassable.

Parts of Bicol region and the Eastern Visayas will experience moderate to intense rains in the next 24 hours due to the Tail-End of a Frontal System (Shear Line), PAGASA said on Saturday.

In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Ticao Island, and Northern Samar will have moderate to heavy with at times intense rains following the inclement weather.

Meanwhile, Camarines Norte, Masbate including Burias Island, Cagayancillo Islands, Antique, Aklan, Guimaras, Capiz, Iloilo, the northern and central portions of Negros Occidental, the northern portion of Cebu including Bantayan and Camotes Islands, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, and Leyte will experience light to moderate with at times heavy rains. — Joahna Lei Casilao/KG, GMA News