Another flooding in Iligan displaces 10,000 residents

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ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/17 January) -- Just as residents are still recovering from the effects of flood last week, continuous heavy rains this week caused yet another flash flood, displacing 10,000 persons, destroying 125 houses and triggering landslides in three barangays, data from the city's Social Welfare office, National Disaster Coordinating Council and the Institute of Peace and Development of Mindanao (IPDM).

Floods destroyed agricultural areas and seven houses along the riverbank of Barangay Dona Maria and another two houses in Bayug Island.

Rendered homeless are Danny Las Pinas, Godofredo Amamangpang, Juanito Amamangpang, Lando Amamangpang, Nonot Amamangpang, Primitivo Amamangpang and Romeo Mansa.

In last week's flood, 12 houses were swept away. They temporary resettled at an evacuation site in Dona Maria.

Affected barangays were Tipanoy, Tambacan, Sta. Filomena, Tominobo, Mahayahay, Hinaplanon, Tubod, Maria Cristina, Buruun, Suarez, Santiago, Ubaldo Laya, Upper Hinaplanon, San Roque, Tubod, Tibanga, Saray and Rogongon.

Bridges in Abuno, Tipanoy and Pinduggangan were temporarily closed to vehicular traffic.

The flood also ruined the water system city including the main water pipe that supplies water to the villages of Steeltown, Tominobo and Scion villages. [Read More at MindaNews]