Roxas City, Philippines Under State Of Calamity Due To Massive Flooding

ILOILO CITY, Oct 19 (Bernama-PNA) -- The local government of Roxas City in Capiz, Philippines declared a state of calamity on Sunday due to incessant rains and heavy flooding brought by Tropical Storm Ramil, The Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported.

Roxas City Information Division head Melvin Galagate said in a phone interview that the massive flooding affected around 830 families or 2,773 individuals, left one dead and injured three others, as of early Sunday.

The fatality, a 44-year-old male, was declared dead on arrival at the hospital after he was rescued.

"It's the first time in the history of Roxas City that almost all barangays were flooded," he said, adding that while floodwaters in the city proper have subsided, several low-lying villages remain inundated.

"Other evacuees have already decamped after the water subsided," he added.

Mayor Ronnie Dadivas, who led rescue operations on Saturday night, mobilised relief distribution with support from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, which deployed 10,000 food packs to affected communities.

A landslide in Barangay Culasi covered almost half of the road in Sitio Nipa.

A road portion at Sitio Switch, Barangay Adlawan also collapsed, destroying one house and damaging four others.

-- BERNAMA-PNA