DINALUPIHAN, Bataan- Aside from heavy rainfall last week, breached dikes in Dinalupihan and silted river channels in Hermosa and Orani contributed greatly to the heavy floods experienced last week in the three towns with Dinalupihan as the worst hit.
These were revealed in an aerial inspection Saturday by Dinalupihan Mayor Joel Payumo and Col. Art Orticio, Basa Airbase deputy wing commander, over Dinalupihan, Hermosa and Orani.
“Nakita natin na halos lahat ng dike ay nasira na naging dahilan upang mag-overflow ang mga ilog at rumagasa sa mga kabahayan,” the mayor of the only land-locked town in Bataan said.
From the air on board a Huey helicopter of the Philippine Air Force, some areas in Dinalupihan and Hermosa were still flooded and the devastation left by the heavy rains unfurled.
Payumo said that the floods worsened because of heavy siltation in major river channels. Minor landslides were also noted on some rivers. The aerial inspection also passed over Gumain and Caulaman rivers in Pampanga.
The mayor said he still could not say at the moment on the effect of the two rivers on his town.
