Cavite under calamity

David Dizon

ABS-CBN News

<p>Cavite has been placed under a state of calamity Thursday, with 11 out of 23 towns and cities affected by flash floods brought by severe tropical storm Kristine.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fathenatin.tolentino%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0a8zzsMf52EfAKKobrrxF21FQ7GfRK33CbedfbuaZw4jM77otM5m4a2hxtqCBXPM5l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Cavite Gov. Athena Tolentino said a total of 2,532 families or 8,913 individuals have been affected by severe flooding, with the town of Noveleta conducting forced evacuation.</p><p>Asked if big-time reclamation projects are partly responsible for the floods, she said: “Mahirap siyang sagutin ngayon but we will look into it and we will get back to you.”</p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>The Philippine Reclamation Authority earlier said the 90-hectare reclamation project in Bacoor, Cavite will resume this year. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/2/28/2-manila-bay-reclamation-projects-expected-to-resume-soon-2057" id="isPasted">2 Manila Bay reclamation projects expected to resume soon</a></div><p>The governor said 18 cities and towns in Cavite are also without power while another 6 have no water. </p><p>“Some evacuation centers have genset batteries that are enough to charge mobile devices,” Tolentino said. </p><p>Classes on all levels and government work in the province remain suspended Friday.</p><p>More than 3.3 million Filipinos have been affected by the onslaught of severe tropical storm Kristine all over the country, with thousands still reeling from the effects of the storm, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said Friday.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/24/kristine-affects-3-3-million-filipinos-tens-of-thousands-still-in-shelters-dswd-724" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kristine affects 3.3 million Filipinos, tens of thousands still in shelters - DSWD</a></div>

<p>Cavite has been placed under a state of calamity Thursday, with 11 out of 23 towns and cities affected by flash floods brought by severe tropical storm Kristine.</p>

Cavite has been placed under a state of calamity Thursday, with 11 out of 23 towns and cities affected by flash floods brought by severe tropical storm Kristine.

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Cavite under calamity: 11 towns, cities hit by flash floods

Cavite under calamity: 11 towns, cities hit by flash floods

David Dizon,

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Published Oct 25, 2024 09:43 AM PHT

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