Good day, friends and partners!<\/p>\n
Even after the LPA has dissipated, light to moderate rains are still affecting parts of Mindanao including Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog City. This, along with the weakened upland formations, have resulted in even more landslides and rockslides. Here is our latest report:<\/p>\n
111 families in 9 barangays in CDO were reported to be affected by landslides. These include 9 families in Carmen, 36 families in Calaanan and 28 families in Malasag. These affected areas are for immediate assessment by the Mines and Geohazards Bureau.<\/p>\n
Currently, we still need to assess if there is any additional need to supplement the city\u2019s efforts to provide these communities with relief.<\/p>\n
There is still high risk for additional landslides in the mountainous Gingoog City. On-and-off rains have also raised water levels upstream, damaging spillways and rendering several communities inaccessible.<\/p>\n
Barangay Punong is located along the national highway. According to initial data, it has a total population of about 1,246, with 250 families. About 13 families were affected by the landslide.<\/p>\n
Another landslide was reported today along the national highway. The CDRRMC and the DPWH are currently doing clearing as well as search and retrieval operations in this area for this landslide incident and the ones that occurred in the previous days. Two bodies were found, while an undetermined number of bodies still remain trapped underneath. The landslide area is beginning to smell of decay.<\/p>\n
These casualties were primarily commuters. No casualties were reported by Barangay Punong. However, families living in at-risk areas are still displaced and classes have yet to resume.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, we had distributed food packs to the evacuees in Punong.<\/p>\n
Our community partners have reported that the water over the spillway going to Kamanikan, Kalipay, Sangalan and Eureka is now waist-deep. This, in addition to the strong current of the river flowing from uphill, poses yet another challenge to these communities who already have difficulty accessing food supplies.<\/p>\n
We have also received reports that the road going to Malinao is unpassable due to floods.<\/p>\n
Initially, we have the following data as posted in our Emergency Response update No. 5:<\/p>\n