FLOOD DAMAGE, CASUALTIES PILE UP; NEW STORM BREWING
| Monday, 03 October 2011 00:31 | |
By ELENA L. ABEN & ELLALYN B. DE VERA, Manila Bulletin  Four dams in Luzon nearing their spillover levels were forced to release water Sunday, spawning fears among residents of low-lying towns in Northern and Central Luzon of worse flooding.The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed that floodgates were opened at 4 a.m. Sunday to release water from three dams in the Agno Basin as well as in Magat Dam in Ramon, Isabela.  |
