8IB, LGU Valencia city conducts Bayanihan Rescue Operations for TC Pablo survivors

From the Philippine Information Agency (Dec 6): 8IB, LGU Valencia city conducts Bayanihan Rescue Operations for TC Pablo survivors

The local government of Valencia City headed by Mayor Leandro Jose H. Catarata and the 8th Infantry (Dependable) Battalion headed by Lieutenant Colonel Jose Maria R. Cuerpo II, conducted rescue and operation to more than 2,809 flashflood-affected families brought about by typhoon Pablo in barangays Poblacion, Catumbalon, Vintar, Dagat Kidavao, Laligan, Maapag, Pinatilan, San Isidro, Sinabuagan, San Carlos, Lumbayao, and Batangan, this city on.  The flash flood destroyed houses, infrastructure, and agricultural crops when the water reached as high as six feet in barangays Batangan, San Isidro, Nabag-o, and in Pulangi Riverside of Poblacion. Unfortunately, one casualty was reported on the said incident - six-year-old Roniel B. Brandares, resident of Barangay San Isdro, Valencia City.

The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) of Valencia together with the Army and other concerned stakeholders who conducted rescue operations during the flash flood, recorded an estimated of 2,809 affected families..... The Philippine Army is always ready to respond in times of calamities. Ltc. Cuerpo urges the public to prepare and cooperate in mitigating the effects of this hazard. He encourages the conduct of disaster response and rescue training to the local residents especially in flood-prone barangays.

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