Heavy Rains Flood Bacolod, Other Parts of Negros Occidental

Heavy rains flood Bacolod, other parts of Negros Occidental

BACOLOD CITY — Heavy rains triggered by a shear line caused flooding across Bacolod City and several areas in Negros Occidental, forcing more than 5,000 residents to evacuate since Saturday, Jan. 31. The downpour damaged roads and bridges in northern Negros Occidental and triggered landslides in Toboso, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Irene Bel Ploteña said on Sunday. In Bacolod, flooding inundated numerous…

Floods hit Negros Occidental, 24 Bacolod barangays submerged

Twenty-four barangays in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental were submerged in floods over the weekend due to heavy rains.

Shear line-triggered rains flood Bacolod barangays, parts of NegOcc

BACOLOD City – Heavy rainfall triggered by a shear line placed Bacolod City under a yellow rainfall warning over the weekend, flooding several areas and affecting at least 24 barangays on Saturday, January 31, prompting evacuations, flood monitoring, and emergency response operations. Based on records from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), […]

Flooding hits Bacolod, northern Negros, thousands evacuate, infra damaged

Heavy rains triggered flooding that forced more than 5,000 residents in Bacolod City and northern Negros Occidental to evacuate on Saturday, Jan. 31. An 87-year-old woman also drowned in Purok Hillside, Barangay Fabrica, Sagay City, on Sunday, Irene Bel Ploteña, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head, said. The heavy rains, triggered by […]