Filtered By: Topstories
News

NDRRMC to Region XI: Take precautions vs possible floods


Four areas in Region 11 (Davao region) may be hit by floods due to scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. Light to occasionally moderate rains are expected over Region XI and Caraga in the next 24 hours, the NDRRMC said. "Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms," it said in an advisory. The water courses "likely to be affected" by rains include rivers and streams in Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley; and Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental, the NDRRMC said. While rains are also expected in Caraga, water courses there — rivers and streams in Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte; and Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur — are no longer expected to be affected, it added. NDRRMC executive director Benito Ramos directed the disaster management officials in the regional, city and municipal levels to "undertake monitoring of precautionary measures" in their respective areas of responsibility. - VVP, GMA News

LOADING CONTENT