Monday, December 26, 2005

QUEDAN, Floods Destroy P103.3 M Properties In Aklan

By Ambrosio R. Villorente

A 24 hour flood Typhoon Quedan brought to Aklan damaged some properties with an estimated value of P103,332,397. According to the final report as of December 21 in the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council of Aklan (PDCC), New Washington town suffered the highest damage of P38.83 million as big waves damaged the sea wall in Tambak. Batan is second with 22.5 million damage and Kalibo lost 20 million.
According to Mr. Paquito S. Saratiosa, PDCC Action Offcer, some P56.8 million of infrastructure were damaged in Aklan. The farmers lost their crops worth P20.4 million. This includes poultry and livestock valued at P6 million. Private livelihood worth P5.2 million went with the flood. In Batan, Aklan, public utilities estimated at P21.5 million were destroyed.
Quedan adversely affected some 18,359 families. The flood destroyed partially 166 houses with 49 totally destroyed based upon the report of Ms. Elma S. Malbas, RSW of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development. As a result, some 67 families consisting of 466 members were rendered homeless. They were evacuated to four (4) evacuation centers in Kalibo, Banga, Malay and New Washington.
The flood left with one dead and another injured. Florico Flores, 14 years old of Oyo Torong, Kalibo fell off a banana raft, and carried by strong current which cause his drowning.
In Sta. Cruz Biga-a, Lezo, a house was burn after a TV antenna collapsed over the AKELCO mainline. The damage is estimated at P200,000.00.
In the afternoon of Saturday, December 17, some 12 farmers were rescued by choppers in Taba-ao, Banga. They were marooned in tiny island by the Aklan river. Their cattles and goats drowned with the flood waters. Their blooming vegetables were washed away by the cascading flood waters. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com

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