Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Army division prepares for landslides, floods as 'Seniang' enters Mindanao

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 30): Army division prepares for landslides, floods as 'Seniang' enters Mindanao
 
All Army units under the 6th Infantry Division have been placed on alert since Monday to respond to emergencies after Typhoon "Seniang" made land fall.

While the area of responsibility of the 6th Infantry “Kampilan” Division is not within the direct path of "Seniang", most of provinces still experience light to moderate rain since Sunday morning.

Captain Joanne Petinglay, chief of the 6th ID public affairs office, said all division rescue units are on standby for quick response.

Maguindanao, Cotabato City and North Cotabato are perennial flood area even if a typhoon is only hitting nearby provinces.

Maguindanao and its neighboring areas served as catch basin of flood waters from mountains of South Cotabato, Davao Occidental, Bukidnon and Agusan del Sur with water flowing toward the 220,000 hectare Maguindanao marshland.

Petinglay said the 6th ID Rescue Task Group has been formed to quickly respond to emergencies and calamities since fighting and conflict in its area of responsibility had been reduced due to a ceasefire between soldiers and Moro rebels.

The Division Rescue Task Group is composed of all units of the 6th ID, including Army Special Forces, Army Engineers, Philippine Air Force and government agencies.

The Humanitarian Emergency Response Action Team of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM-HEART) was also placed on alert, ready to respond to calamities.

Lanao del Sur, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi are among the areas where tropical storm "Seniang" hit since Monday.

ARMM-HEART is now preparing food aid for families expected to be affected by the typhoon, according to ARMM-HEART officials.

The provincial disaster risk reduction and management offices in the region were also alerted.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=720460

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