LEGAZPI CITY —- Disaster councils in Albay were activated on Tuesday as the province braced for possible flooding and lahar flows in low-lying areas and landslides in mountain slopes, due to a low-pressure area (LPA) spotted some 375 km east of this city.
Albay Gov. Al Francis Bichara issued a provincial disaster advisory on Tuesday directing all 15 towns and three city disaster councils to be on high alert as the LPA brings moderate to heavy rains.
Cedric Daep, Albay Public Safety Emergency and Management Office (APSEMO), said in an interview that the cold front and the northeast monsoon is bringing moderate to heavy rains. Once it breaks the rainfall threshold, it would cause f…
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