Brgy. Pagsanghan, Abuyog, Leyte experienced sudden flooding on the early morning of Dec 25, 2012 due to Typhoon Quinta. Flood covered their rice fields and roads. Meanwhile, their elementary school buildings and houses near their river and irrigation canals were also covered by water and mud up to knee-deep high. Affected structures were electrical poles...
Category: Eastern Visayas
Photo Gallery: Flashflood in Leyte
Photos of the recent flashflood in Leyte. Sent by CDRC’s Regional Center, Leyte Center for Development (LCDE), who also suffered from the flood.
More than 147,000 people affected by floods in Central and Eastern Visayas
Some 147,288 people or 29,430 families in 460 barangays have been affected by floods in Regions VII and VIII. Nine people were also confirmed dead due to floods and landslide. The city government of Tacloban and the provincial government of Leyte both declared a state of calamity following massive displacement of affected communities. Leyte and...
Photo Gallery: Medical Mission in Las Navas, Northern Samar
CDRC, and its Regional Partner in Eastern Visayas, the Leyte Center for Development (LCDE), conducted a medical mission and a relief delivery operation for the communities affected by floods and armed conflict in eight baranggays in Las Navas, Northern Samar. Some 894 families or 4,949 persons benefited from the mission.