Cagayan Valley was caught unaware experiencing the worst
flood since the1970’s.
Days after the typhoon
has passed some barangays are still in water and not passable by the Armed
Forces of the Philippines’ 6x6 utility trucks.
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) relied to the workhorses in
its fleet, the AFP’s Northern Luzon Command dispatched four Huey’s (2 Bell
UH-1H Huey and 2 Bell 412EP combat utility helicopters)
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The NOLCOM Commander Major General Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr handed
down the order after the historic and unprecedented flooding was recorded in
the province’s history.
“My order is for these air assets not to have idle time”,
said Maj Gen Burgos while adding that “they will be stationed in Cauayan,
Isabela and, in coordination with the provincial government, will be deployed
for Search, Rescue, Retrieval and Relief Operations particularly on those
far-flung areas which land-based vehicles are unable to reach.”
“These strategic assets under NOLCOM, which come with four
Search and Rescue Teams, will complement the 138 SRR Teams of 5th Infantry
Division, the core of which is composed of two Army Battalions and one Marine
Battalion Landing Team, who are at all times in close coordination with the
different Disaster Risk Reduction Offices from the Region as well as in the
Provincial down to the municipal levels”, he added.
According to experts the flooding was a result of different
factors like such as Magat Dam’s opening of gates and the large number of
rainwater from the Sierra Madres and Cordillera Mountain Ranges which have now
finally reached the lowlands of Cagayan Valley. These were compounded by the
high water level in the seas thereby causing “back flow” from the supposed
outlets of major water ways in the region.
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