Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando says the water released from Bustos Dam contributed to the intense flooding in Bulacan.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/bulacan-governor-daniel-fernando-says-bustos-dam-broken-gate-causes-flooding/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/nation/bulacan-governor-daniel-fernando-says-bustos-dam-broken-gate-causes-flooding/
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando says the water released from Bustos Dam contributed
00:05 to the intense flooding in Bulacan.
00:08 In an interview, Fernando says he understands the dam's managers had to release water since
00:12 one of the gates of Bustos Dam had been broken for three years.
00:16 The Bustos Dam is a diversion dam less than 30 kilometers from the capital, Malolos.
00:22 Diversion dams divert water from rivers or streams.
00:24 Unlike the Angat and Ipo dams, it does not involve power generation, flood control, fishery,
00:30 and recreation.
00:31 Bustos Dam naturally overflows because it does not have a reservoir.
00:36 Fernando says the provincial government has been in talks with Bustos Dam management regarding
00:40 the repair of the broken gate.
00:42 Many parts of Bulacan continue to suffer from floods, also due to the enhanced southwest
00:47 monsoon with more than 200,000 families affected in the province.
00:51 [Music]