Ynares seeks united effort vs flood, landslide woes

Alarmed over the rising incidence of landslide and flooding in his province, Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares Jr. is set to meet with his 14 municipal mayors to come up with a common effort to solve the problem.

Ynares plans to tap the services of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to give particular attention to the landslide problem in Antipolo City and San Mateo and the floodings in Taytay and Cainta towns.

He cited the need for all sectors to cooperate to finally solve the flash floods and landslides which hit these places during heavy downpours.

"There should be a common effort with the mayors in addressing these problems," he said.

Ynares’ move came after landslides hit some areas in Antipolo and San Mateo last Wednesday, burying houses under mud and sludge. A four-year-old boy was also swept away by raging waters in a village in San Mateo when the river overflowed.

Ynares has extended help to 700 families in Barangay Silangan, San Mateo and five families in Antipolo City.

Major thoroughfares in Cainta and Taytay are impassable to all types of vehicles because of flash floods, which have submerged 60 percent of Cainta.