Friday, January 16, 2009

flashfloods hits cagayan de oro city

Flash floods and landslides due to heavy rains results to 9 casualties and voer 200,000 people has been displaced in Cagayan de Oro city. The National Disaster Coordinating council said that there is still 9 people missing and otheres are injured.

Schools remain closed and rivers overflowed in Agusan del Norte. and sotrms still surges in most coastal areas. Parts of Misamis Oriental and Occidental will continue to experience heavy rains and there will be cancellation for all domestic flights in the said area.

PAGASA states that eatern Mindanao may still experience flash floods and landlines in the next days. We have to pray that god will help us pass this calamities and help our "kababayans" by donating goods, cash on in-kind, clothes and medicines.