Philippines: LGUs conduct massive forced evacuations due to flooding 21 December, 2020 - 03:50 Country: Philippines Source: Government of the Philippines By Oliver T. Baccay TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Dec. 20 (PIA) - - Some Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (LDRRMCs) are effecting pre-emptive and forced evacuations as flood waters continuously rising due to the northeast monsoon rains enhanced by tropical depression "Vicky". Harold Cabreros, regional director of the Office of the Civil Defense Region 2, said there were already 895 families with 3, 964 individuals affected from the 25 barangays that are now under water. He also said 301 families with 1,334 individuals were already evacuated in 20 evacuation centers.