SunStar File photo April 23, 2021 UNCOLLECTED and improperly dumped garbage that clogged the drainage system and canals, siltation, and structures built above waterways have contributed to severe flooding in the city on April 10, the City Engineer's Office (CEO) reported. CEO head Joseph Dominic Felizarta said based on their assessment, with the reports from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), the heavy rain carried the uncollected garbage during that time. "Napuno og mga basura ang atoang mga kanal. Siguro during that time, wala pa makolekta ang ubang basura niawas na sa garbage bin, nikalit man to og ulan sa gabii. So nanglutaw, didto ni-clog sa atong mga drainage (Our canals were full of trash. Maybe that time, the garbage was not yet collected and the bins were already brimming so when it rained heavily that night the garbage flowed to the canals and clogged our drainage),” Felizarta said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio.