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Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Office chief Romeo Capao-an said in a telephone interview that the heavy rains since Monday had prompted them to impose preemptive evacuation in riverside communities.
Data from the local government of Pigcawayan showed that as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, the flooding affected 2,065 individuals from the villages of Anick, Balogo, Buluan, Bulucaon, Capayuran, North Manuangan, New Igbaras, Poblacion 1, and Poblacion 2.
At least 114 families have sought shelter in safer grounds due to flooding.
Worst-hit was the remote village of Anick where at least 475 people have been affected as waters breached the bank of the river.
Capao-an said floodwaters got higher on Tuesday night due to continuous heavy rains earlier that day.[]
