BUTUAN
CITY: Senaing has entered the area of Caraga region and Butuan bringing with
her strong winds and heavy rains that resulted to power outages in this city,
dawn of Dec. 29.
Some
electric cooperatives in the region decided to turn off power in most areas due
danger of falling electric posts because of battering strong winds.
Dinagat
Island is now under alert level 3 while the rest of Caraga Region is placed on
alert level 2.
Sea
transport over all of Caraga was already halted including fishing boats, the
OCD Caraga regional office announced.
Water
level at the Agusan River that transverses provinces of Compostela Valley,
Agusan del Norte and Sur, with this city as catch basin is now at alarming
level, said the CDRRMC.
Barangay
Baan head Gemma Tabada said their village, which is situated near Agusan River
assisted more than 50 families who fled their homes as the water level rose to
close three meters.
All
evacuating residents from Baan were secured at Florencio Sibayan Elementary
School here.
A
DSWD Caraga regional office report stated that as of Dec. 28, four municipalities
and eleven villages were affected with 111 families and 398 persons evacuated
in eight evacuation centers. (WITH REPORTS FROM BEN SERRANO)