'Agaton' puts NegOr disaster mgmt offices on heightened alert
DROWNING VICTIM. Rescuers retrieve the body of one of three persons who died in a recent flash flood in Basay, Negros Oriental. The flooding was caused by the low pressure area that developed into Tropical Storm Agaton as it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. (Photo courtesy of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office) DUMAGUETE CITY - The provincial and local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (DRRMOs) in Negros Oriental are on heightened alert for possible heavy rainfall, flooding, and landslides brought about by Tropical Storm Agaton. Ian Tumobag, officer-in-char...
Source: philippinetimes.com