Agaton winds lash out Surigao del Norte, Dinagat; 8,000 in evacuation centers | Inquirer News

Agaton winds lash out Surigao del Norte, Dinagat; 8,000 in evacuation centers

/ 05:00 PM January 19, 2014

Rescuers from the Comval Emergency Response Team evacuate residents who were trapped in flooding of Compostela Valley and nearby provinces in southern Philippines. AP FILE PHOTO

SURIGAO CITY, Philippines – Moderate to strong wind continued to lash out Surigao del Norte and Dinagat provinces on Sunday afternoon, since tropical depression “Agaton” began its onslaught Saturday evening.

In Surigao City, roads have been strewn with uprooted trees and GI sheets.

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Authorities reported no injury or casualty, though hundreds of families have been evacuated.

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In Surigao del Norte alone, over 8,000 persons have sought refuge in evacuation centers. Towns severely affected were Gigaquit, Tubod and Mainit, where residents fled because of the rising waters at Lake Mainit. Residents in these mining towns have been in fear of possible landslides.

Hundreds of passengers have been stranded in Surigao City’s ports, and inter-island vessels have remained grounded, as of Sunday.

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