Local government units (LGUs) distributed relief assistance July 12 to at least 2,443 families affected by floods following overnight torrential rains in Bacolod and Talisay cities in Negros Occidental.
In Bacolod, 301 families comprising 875 individuals, have been evacuated in seven barangays, based on data from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO).
These consist of eight families in Barangay 10; 10 families in Barangay Villamonte; 11 families in Barangay 8; 40 families in Barangay 3; 54 families in Barangay 17; 72 families in Barangay Bata; and 106 families in Barangay Banago.
In a statement, Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya said relief assistance is being provided to the evacuated families.
The relief packs contain clothes, food items, toiletries, water containers, and other essential items.
“The Department of Social Welfare and Development also committed to provide assistance to the affected families,” the mayor said.
Among those affected by the floods were six nuns of the Blessed Virgin Missionaries of Carmel, who were rescued in their residence in Barangay 1 by personnel of the Bacolod City Fire Station early Saturday.
They were safely brought to the Señor Sto. Niño Home in Barangay Taculing.
According to the CDRRMO, the flooding incidents occurred in the villages on the northern and northeastern portions of the city.
Meanwhile, the Talisay City Social Welfare and Development Office reported that about 2,142 families in 10 barangays were hit by floods, as of Saturday morning.
Affected were 682 families in Zone 14; 480 families in Zone 14-A; 389 families in Zone 14-B; 300 families in Zone 10; 120 families in Zone 2; 60 families in Zone 3; 52 families in Zone 8; 32 families in Zone 15; 10 families in Zone 12; and five families in Zone 5.
In a Facebook post Saturday afternoon, Talisay Mayor Rowena Lizares, who led the distribution of relief goods in Zone 5, said the city government continues to respond and provide assistance to families affected by the floods.
Personnel of the Talisay City Primary Care Facility also checked the health status of the evacuees and distributed doxycycline for leptospirosis to residents affected by floods. | PNA
