Sunday, August 13, 2006
Monsoon waves continue its wrath in S. Mindanao
MONSOON waves continue its wrath as more houses and buildings were destroyed in many parts of Southern Mindanao region.
In a recent report received by the Office of Civil Defense, Davao del Sur's Sarangani Island coast guard detachment and its municipal port were said to have been destroyed by huge waves around 4 a.m. Saturday.
In Jose Abad Santos, Davao del Sur, 20 houses were also damaged by a flashflood affecting 20 families in the area.
Last Friday, monsoon waves pummeled Davao City's coastline and destroyed houses in various coastal barangays sending thousands of residents fleeing.
Based on their initial record, the most affected part of the city were Barangay 23-C (Mini Forest and Isla Verde), 22, and 21-C at Piapi along Boulevard, 76-A at Bucana, Matina Aplaya, Talomo, Bago Aplaya, Dumoy, Daliao and Lizada in Toril.
Seawater also flooded the Zonta Elementary School and the mosque at Isla Verde.
In Purok 6 in Barangay Talomo, Villegas said, eight houses were washed away and four were damaged.
Sitios Kalubihan and Pantalan in Daliao have become a no man's land as the waves continue to pummel the shores threatening all those who dare stay around.
A total of 27 houses in Matina Aplaya, were battered by the rampaging waters prompting barangay chief Jimmy Poliquit to appeal to beach residents to leave immediately.
The water went up to the barangay's covered court forcing affected residents to find shelter at the Santo Domingo Elementary School in Matina Aplaya.
A report from the civil defense office showed that 46 houses were damaged in Barangays Matina Aplaya, Daliao and Dumoy due to the monsoon waves Friday.
Fourty-seven families or close to 200 people were affected in the said barangays.
Estimate worth of damage to properties was P300,000.
The Davao City Disaster Coordinating Council could not give yet the total number of houses damaged because some areas are still deluged by the breaking surf.
"We still could not give the exact number of destroyed and partially damaged houses because our teams are still in the areas. We also couldn't yet penetrate some of the areas because these are still underwater," Christina Villegas of the Davao City Disaster Coordinating Council said Friday. (BOT)
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