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Flashfloods sweep Bohol barangays
« on: March 08, 2008, 05:50:11 AM »
PIA Press Release
2008/03/07
Flashfloods sweep Bohol barangays

by Rey Anthony Chiu

Tagbilaran City (7 March) -- LIKE A real lady, La Niña came accompanied by graceful showers to occasional surging downpour, but long and steady to gather enough water in upland catch basins, spill and cause flash floods in certain parts of Bohol, leaving in its wake yet undetermined damage to crops and property here.

In low-laying barangays of Pondol and Catagbacan Jandig in Loon, water from the mountains swelled the Pondol and Catagbacan creeks rendering some highway portions impassable to vehicular traffic for hours, Loon police reported.

Some 13 kilometers from the flooded roads in Loon, Calape councilor and civil defense deputized agent Engr. Lucio Carajay reported an overflowing of water on the banks of Liboron River on almost the same time between midnight of March 6 to early morning of March 6.

Moreover, low-laying areas in the next town Tubigon suffered similar fates, said Councilor Marlon Jamila, the towns civil defense agent.

He reported that flash floods were experienced in barangays Panaytayon, Pandan and Centro specifically in Sitio Ingod, due to the overflowing Bateria river.

Initial reports from Jamila said at least the flashfloods damaged some pumpboats and caused a fence to collapse in Tubigon.

Heavy and continuous rains also caused another flashflood in Bacani Clarin, specifically down the Bacani bridge, as reported by Clarin civil defense deputized coordinator Isidro Arcales.

No casualties however were reported in separate incidents.

Just as calls for weather updates swarmed the local Philippine Atmospheric and Geo-Physical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) weather station here, weather forecasters report no storms on the Philippine area of responsibility.

The rains, they said were caused by the cold front across Extreme Northern Luzon, while the wind convergence affected the Visayas and Mindanao regions.

The cold front, a complex weather system that brings the rains even in the beginning season of summer has actually heightened the effects of the onset of the La Niña phenomenon, said Engr. Emmanuel Oronan of the local weather station.

Bohol Civil Defense Coordinator Engr. Ver Neil Balaba and the Provincial Disaster Coordinator immediately went to inspect the areas affected while triggering municipal disaster teams to investigate and evaluate the damages.

As this developed, Balaba has urged communities settled along possible landslide and flash-flood prone areas to be vigilant and keep a watchful eye on the telltale signs of impending disasters, especially with the rains still expected until August. (PIA)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p080307.htm&no=51


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Re: Flashfloods sweep Bohol barangays
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2008, 06:22:53 AM »
Maybe more trees need to be planted in those areas.

Thank you for this information, Sgt. Joey.

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« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2008, 09:20:35 AM »
Maybe more trees need to be planted in those areas. Thank you for this information, Sgt. Joey.
grazie...the loss of tropical rain forests is one of the biggest problems leading to climate change and species reduction. The difference in my perception of the tree cover in Ubujan from 1972 to 2005 was surprising to me. This may be an exaggeration but there is no more jungle. The density of coconut trees seemed much lower where copra and tuba use to reign.

The flooding that results from the loss of the tree root systems that use to bind the soil is just one problem resulting from the lower density of trees. Worse is the mudslides that result from that tree root anchor that kept the topsoil in place. That also results in a lower water table as the rain just rushes out to the rising sea. In Bohol, it will be the lack of potable water that will create a crises long before the lack of oil ever affects the entire population...joey

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« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2008, 01:17:30 AM »
I brought this to the attention of the Governor almost one year ago when governor reports were held at the mansion.
IT was brought to my attention by one of the management at the tim working at a local Imhueler pawnshop who happens to live where it floods out there had asked me to ask governor what he plans to do with the creeks and high tide flooding that goes on out there in that there area?

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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2008, 01:47:18 AM »
Did you get any response from the Governor's office, Precious?  It's nice to know what are their plans.

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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2008, 02:09:42 AM »
El famouso reply esta siempre "Thank you for your concern we will look into it!" no follow up as I know Panglao Airport is in their minds only!

Ground breaking for that will be happening soon!

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« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2008, 02:13:28 AM »
Precious, the situation you describe is as important as the Panglao Airport. Maybe they haven't heard of the thing called multi-tasking huh?   That's the reason why we have different branches of agencies so that they can all take care of the concerns of the province.  Well, I guess they have to wait for another New Orleans-kind of wake up call to do some actions, heaven forbid!

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« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2008, 12:11:29 PM »
wala jud klaro nga drainage mao nagbaha in tagbilaran

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« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2008, 10:24:23 PM »
milyonaryo na si vito nakakuha ug perlas sa isla berde...

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