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Friday, March 21, 2008
Ground movement in Marilog watched
DAVAO CITY -- After the flashfloods of Calinan on Monday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Southern Mindanao is now monitoring developments in the Marilog district following reported ground movements since last week.
In an interview Wednesday with OCD chief Minda Morante, she said the district of Marilog is under observation due to a phenomenon called ground subsidence.
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Ground subsidence is the sinking of land over man-made or natural voids.
"We received reports since last week that grounds in Marilog has been moving," Morante said.
According to Morante, the report came from the principal of East Marahan Primary School, who is planning to put up a new school building but was apprehensive about proceeding because of the ground subsidence.
"Marilog is actually landslide prone, that is why we are looking closely at it with the heavy rains in the area the past few days," Morante said.
Morante added that they have already coordinated with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), City Coordinating Council, and Mines and Geosciences Bureau to investigate and survey the area.
Moreover, Police Regional Office Southern Mindanao director and Regional Disaster Coordinating Council chair, Chief Superintendent Andres Caro II, said in an interview Wednesday that the police stations in disaster prone areas are placed on standby and rescue teams are on alert.
"What happened in Calinan was a phenomenon that could have not been predicted," Caro said of the flashfloods believed brought about by a freak tornado (buhawi).
He added there were only 40 families affected, contrary to early reports of almost 100 families displaced by the flash floods.
"Most of the houses that were said to have been damaged were not really houses but more of shanties in the rice fields," Caro added.
Caro said it was the 'buhawi' that triggered the Wangan River to overflow at around 5 p.m. Monday, damaging houses and rice fields.
The OCD failed to give an estimate of the damage to livestock and property, as investigation was still on going as of Wednesday afternoon. (CPM/Sunnex)
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