Habagat triggers light to heavy rains, flooding 2 villages

   Almacen can be reached either by foot or by motorized banca. Evelyn Cruz and Mila Luna said moderate to heavy rains hit Almacen in the afternoon and evening of Sunday. “Hanggang beywang ang lalim ng tubig sa amin at magtatagal pa ito at lalong tataas ang tubig kapag nagpatuloy ang ulan,” the two women said.

   They with other residents walked from Daungan to their houses in Almacen with from knee- to breast-deep flood waters. Medina Maninang, on the other hand, was waiting for a motorized banca to reach her residence near the Almacen River. “Hanggang dibdib ang tubig sa silong ng bahay namin,” Maninang said. She said that water began to rise at 12:00 midnignt of Sunday.

   Lights went out in the towns of Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Orani, Samal and Abucay and the City of Balanga from 11:30 a.m. to past 1:00 in the afternoon of Monday. Gov. Albert Raymond Garcia suspended classes in all levels in the province, both public and private, on Monday.