Heavy monsoon rains keep classes suspended in 11 Iloilo towns

ILOILO CITY — Classes remained suspended in 11 municipalities in Iloilo on Monday as heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat), intensified by Tropical Storm Inday (international name: Bavi), continued to affect the province, where flooding, landslides, and other weather-related incidents have displaced thousands of residents.

According to the Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center (PDRRMOC), classes at all levels were suspended in the municipalities of Pavia, Oton, Leon, Alimodian, Tubungan, Janiuay, Maasin, New Lucena, and Cabatuan. In San Miguel, only San Antonio Elementary School, San Miguel Central Elementary School, and Santa Cruz Elementary School were ordered to suspend classes, while in Leganes, the suspension covered only Leganes Central Elementary School.

The latest suspension orders came as Iloilo continued to recover from the effects of the habagat, which brought widespread flooding, rain-induced landslides, and infrastructure damage across several municipalities over the weekend.

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The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported that 1,827 families, or 5,941 individuals, have been affected by the weather disturbance. Seven evacuation centers remain operational, sheltering displaced families, while hundreds of others have sought temporary refuge with relatives or in other safe locations.

Authorities have also recorded seven flooding incidents, two rain-induced landslides, roadside erosion, bridge damage, and seven damaged houses in different parts of the province. One fatality was reported after a 67-year-old farmer was killed when a rain-induced landslide buried part of his home in Barangay Nagba, Tubungan.

Local governments said the suspension of face-to-face classes is a precautionary measure to protect students and school personnel from flooding, landslides, and other hazards as intermittent rains continue to affect Western Visayas.

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Although weather conditions have begun to improve in some areas, disaster officials said they are continuing to monitor rivers, low-lying communities, and landslide-prone areas, warning that saturated soil and swollen waterways could still trigger additional flooding and landslides despite the weakening influence of Tropical Storm Inday./coa

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