⌛ Mindanao Underwatrer ???

Does anyone have word on what is going on in Mindanao as far as the floods?
My wifes family has lost every thing house, clothes, etc. you name it they lost it !! I having a hard time getting information on the net. a little here and there. but really how bad is it ??

 

Saturday, 17 January 2009
Another flooding in Iligan displaces 10,000 residents PDF Print E-mail
Violeta M. Gloria/MindaNews
Saturday, 17 January 2009 16:30
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/17 January) – Just as residents are still recovering from the effects of flood last week, continuous heavy rains this week caused yet another flash flood, displacing 10,000 persons, destroying 125 houses and triggering landslides in three barangays, data from the city’s Social Welfare office, National Disaster Coordinating Council and the Institute of Peace and Development of Mindanao (IPDM). Floods destroyed agricultural areas and seven houses along the riverbank of Barangay Dona Maria and another two houses in Bayug Island.

Rendered homeless were Danny Las Pinas, Godofredo Amamangpang, Juanito Amamangpang, Lando Amamangpang, Nonot Amamangpang, Primitivo Amamangpang and Romeo Mansa.

In last week’s flood, 12 houses were swept away. They temporary resettled at an evacuation site in Dona Maria.

Affected barangays were Tipanoy, Tambacan, Sta. Filomena, Tominobo, Mahayahay, Hinaplanon, Tubod, Maria Cristina, Buruun, Suarez, Santiago, Ubaldo Laya, Upper Hinaplanon, San Roque, Tubod, Tibanga, Saray and Rogongon.

Bridges in Abuno, Tipanoy and Pinduggangan were temporarily closed to vehicular traffic.

The flood also ruined the water system city including the main water pipe that supplies water to the villages of Steeltown, Tominobo and Scion villages.

Juanito Enriquez, managing director of the Civil Society Organization-Forum for Peace Inc., reported that most of the coastal houses in Barangay Tominobo were ruined by big waves.

City Engineer Franklin Maata immediately deployed workers to Barangay Dona Maria.

Mayor Lawrence Cruz’ wife, Gina, visited the affected sites to deliver food and assess the situation.

“As a mother to the city, it is our obligation to take care of all the needs and concerns of our constituents,” she said.

Cruz also helped provide food for those rendered homeless in Dona Maria.

“I am appealing to those kind-hearted to help donate used clothing, kitchenware, bed mats or blankets and food to families who are severely hit by this calamity,” she said.

Cruz also said there were 45 houses affected by big waves along the shores of Buruun.

Glenn J. Rabonza, executive officer the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported that in Misamiz Oriental, flood affected 14 towns -- Salvador, Opol, Balingasag, Medina, Lagonglong, Laguindingan, Alubijid, Naawan, Manticao, Tagoloan, Balingaoan, Initao, Jasaan and Talisayan.

NDCC reported 16,638 persons affected by floods in Gingoog city; 5,970 persons in Alubijid; 3,705 persons in Balingasag; 1,525 persons in Balingoan; 10,270 persons in El Salvador; 25 persons in Gitagum; 2,205 persons in Initao; 833 persons in Jasaan; 30 persons in Kinugaitan; 4,500 persons in Lagonglong; 2,100 persons in Libertad; 250 persons in Magsaysay; 450 person in Manticao; 4,350 persons in Medina; 600 persons in Naawan; 7,750 persons in Opol; 500 in Salay; 265 in Tagoloan; and 1,508 in Talisayan.

Reported to have been damaged are the spill way in Mandangao, dikes in Balingoan, steel bridge in Naawan town. The bridges in El Salvador and Opol were also partially damaged.

Flood also struck the province of Lanao del Norte.

In Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, 146 families were affected, 43 houses totally damaged and another 116 houses partially ruined, said Abel Moya of Pakigdait Inc. a non-government organization that supports peace-building initiatives since 2000.

In Linamon town, partial data showed 30 houses damaged. In Maigo, five houses were totally damaged and another two were partially damaged.

A total of 835 persons were affected by the flood in Linamon, the NDCC said.

The ferries that connect Ozamiz and Lanao del Norte were barred from operating by port authorities to ensure safety. (Violeta M. Gloria/MindaNews)

 

sorry to hear that teacher, hope everthing works out ok for you x

 

Thanks Coyotes

You are truly compassion it person and someone that people can count on. I am proud to know you even if it is just online. As for me I am fine, but a little worried about my wife being there.

 

Teacher -Sorry to hear about the flooding

Teacher just read your posting and was wondering what is gong on this world for flooding seems to be a situation all over the world lately. The concern I have is --is this a bi-product of Global Warming or just a freak situation. Here in the Us in my small town we got flooded last year and this was an event that never happened before. I hope your wife's family is ok an doing fine and able to rebuild. urs Spook12

 

Thanks spook

My wife is there now checking the damage to our home and how the family is. I guess I will be building them a new home or at least repairing the old. Yes, I also think it is a product of Global Warming. I plan on building a new home in Nergos it will be a green home.. Thank you for your concern.

 

hello teacher..where in mindanao does your wife live, if i may ask?..something like this has never happened for the longest time and i'm wondering too if it could be a result of the global warming which is a worldwide phenomenon right now..im also wondering just how we could prevent global warming from further causing any more havoc as is the case now in most places and countries..i hope you're wife's family is somewhere safe now and i hope so would other families be..with the winds blowing really cold at night and another low pressure gathering strength in the southern part of mindanao..i dread the thought of homeless families out there in the dead of night..cold and hungry..with nothing save a cardboard box or torn pages of a newspaper to cover themselves..

 

Global warming you asked? okay!!

Hi Kylie
My wife is from Medina and our house is in Magsaysay. The Philippine government really needs to change what is doing it has laws that are not enforced and they need more laws. As well as the people have to change the way they treat the environment. Look at our everyday lives the heartbreaking reality of how we live.

We scarcely care for our environment. We see trash all over instead of the green lush paradise it should be. We see people burning their garbage at their homes and on the streets. We even love to shower ourselves with the plenty of fresh water, which could have been saved.

Greenhouse gases emitting CO₂ into the atmosphere cause the rays of the sun to be held in our atmosphere for a longer time, since it bounces back. This causes an increase of temperature, which in turn causes more natural catastrophes.

The other cause that I have read about has something to do with the cycle of the Sun. Every ten to twelve years, when sun reaches its peak. The peak is called the solar maximum, which means that this is when the sun is the hottest.

Because of global warming that more and more floods are affecting the Philippine islands and surrounding areas and then people go hungry because their crops were destroyed in natural disasters such as storms, floods, or heat and then the worst which worries me the most is the Philippines could even cease to exist because of global warming, because once the sea level has risen a few meters, even our highest mountains may not be high enough anymore to support the whole country.

 

Teacher,

Hope the damages to your home and loss of properties aren't too severe & manageable. The most important thing is that your wife & relatives are safe.

 

Hello Teacher..that is tremendously frightful..there should be more campaigns for a greener earth..right now..the people do not seem to be all too aware of the causes of such phenomenons..there should be more awareness and it should start right away..