Typhoons “Egay” and “Falcon” spare Pangasinan
LINGAYEN—When regular typhoon forecast said the Ilocos region was in the path of Typhoon Egay, the provincial government quickly went on red alert, ready to respond to emergencies.
Fortunately, Pangasinan was spared from the Egay’s wrath, but La Union province was not as lucky.
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A 16-year old student drowned while swimming in a flooded rice field at Barangay Ambuetel in Calasiao at 11:a.m last Thursday at the height of heavy southwest monsoon rains.
The victim was identified as Joel De Guzman, 16, a resident of the barangay. He was carried to the deeper portion of the rice field and was unable to swim back to his friends.
His body was retrieved some three hours later and was immediately rushed to Pangasinan Provincial Hospital in San Carlos City where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
He was the second victim of drowning in Pangasinan since Typhoon Egay breezed through.
Last Wednesday , a 52-year old man from Binalonan drowned in the river of that town at the height of the typhoon.
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Governor Amado Espino Jr. immediately suspended classes from pre-school to high school starting Tuesday when incessant rains spawned by the typhoon and the accompanying monsoon rains caused the water level of the Agno and Sinocalan rivers to rise and threatened to overflow.
The suspension was lifted on Wednesday when Typhoon “Egay” already exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and there appeared no threat of any serious flooding in any area except in Bolinao and in Sta. Barbara where some families had to be evacuated.
The governor again suspended all school levels in both public and private institutions on Thursday and Friday after noting that the weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric Geo-physical Sciences Astronomical Administration (PAGASA) over Pangasinan showed that the province will still experience moderate to heavy rains today due to southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon “Falcon”.
In Dagupan, Acting Mayor Brian Lim only declared the suspension of classes on Wednesday that extended until Friday following the recommendation of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRNC).
The Dagupan police reported that the only places where water rose by ankle deep was at Careenan Street in Poblacion Oeste and the Tondaligan Road from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) where water rose by one foot. (Leonardo Micua)
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