Shear line causes flooding, landslides in parts of Eastern Visayas; DSWD monitoring, coordinating with affected LGUs

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00:00Precipitation from the shear line pretty much drenched and drowned places in northern and eastern summer

00:07with flood water rising to the rooftops as a result of three days of continued rainfall.

00:13Meanwhile, landslides hit stretched off the Bontoc-Maasan Road in Saturn, Leyte

00:19that Philippine Information Agency, Eastern Visayas correspondent, Ray Anarinto, fills us in with more on this report.

00:28Large parts of eastern Visayas, particularly in the provinces of northern and eastern summer, experienced flooding

00:35due to the shear line and northeast monsoon affecting the entire region.

00:39In the upstream municipality of Hipapad, eastern summer, residents experienced flooding up to rooftop level

00:46starting at 1 a.m. today due to continuous rains over the past three days.

00:51The municipalities of Maslog, Dolores, Canavid, Arteche, and Taft in eastern summer

00:57as well as Katarman, Las Navas, and Katubig in northern summer were also flooded.

01:02Several main roads connecting the towns of Katarman and Lauang as well as Katarman and Calbayog City

01:08were temporarily impassable due to flooding and landslides.

01:12The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office also reported landslides

01:16along the Bontoc-Maasan City Road in southern Leyte.

01:20The Buray-Taft Road section in eastern summer was also impassable.

01:51We have continuous monitoring of weather updates, warnings, and advisories and dissemination to LGUs

01:58through their NDRRNOS and other agencies concerned.

02:03The Department of Social Welfare and Development, eastern Visayas, and the affected LGUs

02:08continue their monitoring and coordination efforts.

02:11According to DSWD Regional Director Grace Subong, the agency has over P111 million pesos in standby funds.

02:19This includes over 81,000 family food packs and 35,600 non-food items

02:25ready to be distributed to those affected by the flooding in the region.

02:29From the Philippine Information Agency, eastern Visayas, Ryan Arinto, Balitang Pambansa.

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