Flooding still likely after ‘Florita’ exits
ALTHOUGH the big rains have stopped with the exit of Typhoon Florita from the Philippines, floodwaters continue to inundate nine towns, including Dagupan City, because of cascading water from the upland.
This was contained in Flood Bulletin No. 1 of the Agno River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center on August 24 that pointed to gradual rise of water from alarm to critical levels in several rivers in eastern and central Pangasinan.
Covered by the alarm level is the lower Agno River affecting Bugallon town and parts of Lingayen, measured at 0.83 meter and is expected to reach 1.08 meter even if rains don’t fall.
The Sinocalan River, an allied river of the great Agno River was at 6.53 meterss and is on a gradual rise to 6.90 meters affecting Sta. Barbara, Calasiao, Dagupan City and a portion of Binmaley.
The head water of the Sinocalan River is at Mt. Ampucao in Tuba, Benguet, and it drains towards the Tagamusing River in Binalonan, then to the Mitura, Tanggal Americano and Macalong rivers in Urdaneta City, Sinocalan River in Sta. Barbara, Marusay River in Calasiao and Pantal River in Dagupan City before it empties into the Lingayen Gulf.
A gradual rise of water at 2.27 meters and to reach 3.35 meters was earlier seen in the Angalacan River affecting Mapandan, San Fabian and Mangaldan.
Flooding due to accumulation of rainwater was noted in cities of Dagupan and Urdaneta.
In Dagupan City, the barangays perennially in the city’s flood watch are the low-lying barangays like Lasip Chico, Lasip Grande, Malued, Pogo Grande, Bacayao Sur, Bacayao Norte, Mayombo, Herrero-Perez, Pantal, Barangay 2 and 3 and Barangay 1.
Minor coastal flooding due to high tide was noted in the low-lying seashore areas of Dagupan City, Lingayen, San Fabian and Labrador. (Leonardo Micua)
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