San Jacinto flood caused by earth dike

San Jacinto flood caused by earth dike

By Danny Sagun

Mangaldan, Pangasinan (August 10) -– The earth dike at the banks of the Angalacan river traversing this town may have saved some barangays from the recent flooding but the situation worsened in other areas, it was learned Thursday.

Municipal Planning and development coordinator Julieta Petonio admitted that the dike which President Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurated before the May 10 elections caused deep floods in at least three eastern barangays in the town of San Jacinto.

Residents of barangays Embarcadero, Macayug and Inlambo of this town and Sto. Tomas and Magsaysay of San Jacinto were surprised to see onrushing floodwaters in said areas as typhoon Igme spawned continued rains but the situation was different in other barangays which used to suffer from deep floods before.


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