Over a thousand families have been affected by floods which hit 13 barangays in Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro on Friday.
Mayor Angie Casubuan said several of these barangays were inundated in man-deep waters.
The flooding started when waters overflowed from a watershed in the mountains of Naujan. It coincided with the high tide when the sea water level rose 1.9 meters in Barangay San Antonio.
Thirty families have left their homes for evacuation centers in barangays Santiago and San Carlos. Naujan’s gymnasium has also been opened to accommodate other evacuees.
Rescue operations by the military and police, meanwhile, were still ongoing, as of press time.
Some families, however, opted to remain in their homes. From a report by Sarita Kare, ABS-CBN Batangas
