Floods, rains leave P8-M damage in Bukidnon's Malaybalay City

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Flash floods and heavy rains brought by Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) have damaged nearly P8 million worth of crops and properties in Malaybalay City, a disaster official said.

The calamity also affected at least 1,000 families in the city and killed one person. Another person was confirmed dead elsewhere in the province.

Alan Comiso, chief of the Malaybalay City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), said initial assessments placed total losses at P7,928,837 as of Friday, July 10, with damage recorded in agriculture, infrastructure, livestock, and residential properties.

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The hardest-hit barangays were Managok, Violeta, Apo Macote, Linabo, and Simaya, where 1,002 families were affected.

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The assessment also recorded 12 houses totally damaged and 35 partially damaged, while 280 families were evacuated to temporary shelters.

Comiso said about 173 hectares of agricultural land were inundated, while infrastructure damage reached P3.7 million and livestock losses were estimated at P533,000.

The severe weather also disrupted classes. At least six schools suspended face-to-face classes due to flooding, submerged classrooms, and landslide-related road closures.

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Floodwaters entered classrooms at Aglayan Central School, while several other campuses became inaccessible.

Malaybalay also recorded a weather-related fatality after Isabelo Quiroyla, 50, of Barangay Managok, drowned after being swept away by strong floodwaters while attempting to cross a flooded area.

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The second weather-related death in Bukidnon was Geronimo Sabihon, 70, of Barangay Kipaypayon, Quezon, who was swept away after floodwaters engulfed his house near a river on the evening of July 8.

Comiso said the city has been conducting a Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis to determine the full extent of the disaster and guide relief, rehabilitation, and recovery efforts as assessments continue. /mcm

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