145 people evacuated in Occidental Mindoro town due to habagat rains

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — At least 145 individuals from 41 families have been evacuated in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, as continuous heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) prompted authorities to raise flood and landslide alerts on Saturday, July 11.

The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Sablayan said the ...