ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 30 October) – The City Council on Saturday afternoon declared Zamboanga City under a state of calamity as severe tropical storm ‘Paeng’ (international name Nalgae) left …
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Council on Saturday afternoon declared Zamboanga City under a state of calamity as severe tropical storm ‘Paeng’ left one person dead, four missing and at least 3,000 families in 42 of the city’s 98 barangays.
Public schools opened their gates to serve as evacuation centers for those who sought refuge as waters continued to rise. In Barangays Tumaga, TalonTalon, Guiwan, and Divisoria, residents complained that flood waters rose up to the necks of adults. Families ended up bringing their children and even senior citizens to their houses’ rooftop.
He said many houses were destroyed, debris was everywhere and motorcycles were swept away by rampaging floodwaters. The Yellow Warning Level of heavy rainfall of the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration on the inclusion of Zamboanga City as among the areas “where flooding is possible” came at 6:15 in the evening of Friday, October 28. The city was not mentioned in the General Flood Advisory No. 9 for Zamboanga Peninsula.
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