Heavy rains flood 3 Ifugao villages

Floods on Monday, August 1, inundated low-lying areas in Lamut town, Ifugao province due to the heavy downpour. (Photo courtesy of Lamut MDRRMO)

ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao—Heavy rains on Monday, August 1, submerged three low-lying villages in Lamut town in this province in floodwater.

The Lamut municipal disaster risk reduction and management office (MDRRMO) said the flood struck the town in the afternoon, inundating Bimpal, Nayon, and Payawan villages.

But no families were evacuated after the floodwater subsided in the evening, the MDRRMO said in a report.

Lamut Mayor Victomar Bunnol said they immediately distributed relief goods to the affected villagers.

Junifer Ngannoy, head of the Lamut MDDRMO, said all major roads in the town remained passable after the flooding. INQ

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