By Philippine Daily Inquirer News Correspondent Villamor Visaya Jr.
TUGUEGARAO CITY — At least 2,410 people from 769 families in Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya provinces were displaced on Saturday due to floods and threats of landslides as heavy rains continued to pound these areas even as Severe Tropical Storm Crising has veered away from the country.
In the Cagayan Valley Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) briefing on Saturday, Cagayan recorded 762 affected families or 2,399 people while Nueva Vizcaya has seven families or 11 people.
No data were submitted yet by Isabela, Quirino and Batanes — the other provinces in the region, the civil defense office has reported.
Of the evacuated families in Cagayan, 263 families or 816 people were preemptively evacuated from flood-prone areas, the RDRRMC reported.
A house was totally toppled while two other houses were partially damaged, all in Baua, Gonzaga, Cagayan, due to heavy rains and floods, the agency said.
