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Dear praying friends,
Thank you for continuing to uphold the Philippines in your prayers. Aside from the calamity in Northern Mindanao which I wrote to you about that claimed more than 1,000 lives, there have been many other areas of the country suffering as a result of the heavy rains. Below are some details gleaned from the news and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council about affected areas.
More than 50,000 people throughout 12 provinces in Visayas and Mindanao have been affected by rains and flooding due to a low pressure area. The continuous rains forced the evacuation of 17,330 persons to 53 evacuation centers.
A total of 53,455 persons or 10,592 families were affected in the
provinces of Capiz, Negros Occidental, Oriental Mindoro, Catanduanes, Cebu, Aklan, Leyte, Bukidnon, Davao del Norte, Compostela Province, Agusan del Sur, and Southern Leyte.
Six persons were killed, four from a ferry boat that capsized in Magat
River due to the strong current in Isabela and two from Barangay San
Isidro, Tabogon, Cebu due to drowning.
In Davao del Norte, the Salug/Libunganon River and Ilog Creek overflowed causing floods in Kapalong and Asuncion that totally destroyed 15 houses in Barangay (village) Florida and Gupitan. A banana packing plant, the Delta Banana Packing Plant in Kapalong,
was destroyed by the flood along with agricultural lands where rice and bananas were planted.
The Pulangi River in Bukidnon overflowed causing houses and agricultural crops to be washed out in the villages of Batangan, Kawayanon, Lumbo, Poblacion Kahaponan, San Isidro, Sinabuagan, Bagontaas, and Sugod of Valencia City. More than 100 families were evacuated to Batangan court due to the flooding.
An estimated 400 houses were totally washed out in Barangay Magukay, Mandaue City, Cebu and 300 houses were partially damaged in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City, Cebu.
Low-lying areas in the municipalities of Compostela, Montevista, New
Bataan, Monkayo, Maco and Nabunturan in Compostela Valley were also flooded.
Landslides also occurred in Banga, Aklan, destroying five houses, and in the Luhan River, Barangay Salacafe, South Cotabato, which blocked the water and caused the water level to rise by five feet.
Please pray for those who have been left bewildered by what has happened and as they seek to rebuild their lives. Give thanks for the aid that has been pouring into the country.
Continue to pray that all of this aid will make it to those who are in
need at this time. May thousands of people experience the love of God
through His people as they help out in the relief operations.
Please continue to pray for the people in these areas that they would encounter the love and comfort of the Holy Spirit and be drawn to Christ. Pray for many of God’s people who are there engaged in relief operations.
PS If anyone you know is wanting to contribute to the relief fund, the project name and number is:
rekening nummer 49.32.96 t.n.v. OMF in Terschuur o.v.v.
PH General Relief – P65145