CDO Flooding

Alert Level:
(2) Monitoring

Dec 18, 2011

SPOT REPORT. OOA 1713000H DEC 2011, FLASH FLOOD HIT CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY CAUSED BY TROPICAL STORM “SENDONG” SIGNAL NR 3. THE FLOOD DESTROYED SEVERAL HOUSE, ESTIMATED 300 PEOPLE WERE MISSING AS OF 170700H. DEAD BODIES WERE FOUND ALONG THE RIVER BANK. ON 170730H THE CITY EXPERIENCE ELECTRICITY FAILURE AND ABOUT 0100H BLACK OUT DOMINATES THE WHOLE CITY, NO WATER SUPPLY, 70% OF COMMUNICATION AFFECTED, PASSENGER SHIP WERE HOLD. CONTAINER SHIP DOCKED AT CAGAYAN PORT DRIFTED TO THE NEWLY BUILT COASTAL ROAD BETWEEN LAPASAN AND GUSA. ABOUT O530H, THE FLOW OF WATER REDUCED BUT THE CURRENT STILL STRONG WITH MANY PEOPLE TRAPPED AND STILL NEEDS IMMEDIATE RESCUE OPERATION. OOA 170700H DEC 2011, IDRN KAGAY-AN CONSOLIDATED FOR A RESPONSE. AT ABOUT O800H LCT ESTABLISHED AT CELEBRATION INTERNATIONAL OFFICE, TWO RATS DEPLOYED IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS, ONE (1) WILL CONDUCT RA SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY (MACASANDIG), ANOTHER RAT DEPLOYED AT NORTHERN PART (BRGY 13-BRGY CONSOLACION) AND ONE RAT DEPLOYED IN WEST MIS. OR. PARTICULARLY BRGY IGPIT, OPOL, MIS. OR. OOA 170753, ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD HIT A NEARBY TOWN WEST OF CDO., BRGY IGPIT, OPOL, MISAMIS ORIENTAL WITH STRONG CURRENT FLOW OF WATER, HIGHWAY IS NEAR IMPASSABLE WITH VEHICLES TRAPPED.