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Families evacuated as floods hit Negros Occ.


Floods reaching up to waist level hit some parts of Negros Occidental province in Western Visayas, prompting the evacuation of several families there. The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) for Western Visayas said Wednesday the affected areas included Victorias City and E.B. Magalona town. A report on dzBB radio quoted initial information reaching OCD-6 head Rose Cabrera indicating floods in one village in E.B. Magalona had reached waist-high level. Several families in the two areas had been evacuated due to the floods, the report said. Cabrera said the floods stemmed from heavy rains that have been falling on the province for at least two days. She said the rains are usually at their heaviest at noon. — LBG, GMA News

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