Floods hit Surigao villages

SURIGAO CITY, Philippines – Residents of five low-lying barangays here spent their New Year’s Eve in temporary shelters as continuous downpour caused flooding.

The flooding forced the Surigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (Suneco) to cut off power to the affected villages – San Juan, Washington, Togbongon, Luna, and Taft.

The local social welfare office has provided relief assistance to the evacuees.

Mayor Alfonso Casurra said the affected families would return home as soon as the floodwaters subside. – Ben Serrano