‘Carina’ brings more rain but no gale warning yet
A backhoe operator clears the Mandaue City side of the Mahiga Creek of shanties as more rain is expected to overflow the rivers in the next few days. CDN PHOTO/FERDINAND R. EDRALIN
Expect more rain in Cebu as the southwest monsoon, or Habagat, is expected to be intensified by tropical depression “Carina” (international name Talim) yesterday morning.
“Carina” was spotted at Borongan City, Eastern Samar with maximum winds of 45 kilometers per hour. As of 4 p.m. yesterday, no public storm warning was raised in any parts of the country.
Evangelina Tolentino, weather specialist of the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa, advised the public to bring their own umbrellas and raincoats. Tolentino said Carina won’t hit Cebu directly.
“It might take its landfall within northern Luzon,” she said. Tolentino said “Carina” is moving northwest in the country and is expected to exit on Tuesday morning.
She said those living at flood- and landslide-prone areas should take precautionary measures.
Carina is the third tropical depression in the country after Ambo and Butchoy.
No gale warning was issued in any parts of the country. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Cebu Station commander Agapito Bibat said no trips were canceled since there was no public storm signal warning issued.
“But it is still the assessment of the skippers if they think that it is safe to sail or not,” Bibat told Cebu Daily News.
Bibat said he called their station at East Coast Leyte yesterday where the tropical depression was located.
“So far, the weather was still okay to sail, same as in Camotes Island area,” Bibat said.
In Cebu City, Nagiel Banacia, Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRRMC) chief, said they are on standby.
Banacia said they are monitoring the city’s four rivers Mahiga, Guadalupe, Lahug and Kinalumsan and warned settlers to move out since yesterday.
Banacia said they are watching Barangay Mabolo, which has several flood-prone areas.
“Usually, Mahiga Creek is the most problematic. In the south district, it’s Barangay Mambaling but not as big as Mabolo,” he said.
Banacia said they already identified evacuation sites in Mabolo, such as the barangay hall.
Barangay disaster management brigades were also kept on standby.
Buses will be deployed in flood-prone areas. In the north, there will be buses at SM City terminal that will pass through Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City.
In the south, buses will pass through Barangays Bulacao, Labangon and Guadalupe.
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