Rising floods force evacuation in Romblon town

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Twelve residents from three families were preemptively evacuated early Saturday (Aug. 8) from a flood-prone village in Odiongan, Romblon, as continuous heavy rains triggered rising floodwaters amid the southwest monsoon, or “habagat.” The Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Odiongan, together with the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), Bureau