Legazpi City on alert for flood, lahar flow

Legazpi City (outlined in red) in Albay (Image from Google Maps)

LEGAZPI CITY – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) on Friday night raised a flood and lahar warning advisory in threatened low-lying villages here.

The advisory was issued after the local weather bureau issued a red rainfall alert due to the tail end of a frontal system affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon.

A red rainfall warning is raised when heavy rains are expected and could produce 7.6 mm to 15 mm rain per hour, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (Pagasa).

Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal, CDRRMC chairman, activated all village DRRMOs in low-lying areas to implement preparedness measures including localized preemptive evacuation especially in villages near or along river channels prone to flooding, lahar flow and landslides.

The village officials were advised to implement the “no sailing” policy.

Residents were also warned not to cross swollen river and waterways.

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