1,700 families remain in Oriental Mindoro evacuation centers after flooding

MANILA — Hundreds of families were still in evacuation centers in Oriental Mindoro following the heavy flooding that hit the province Monday, Governor Humerlito Dolor said Tuesday.

Dolor reported that around 1,700 families fled their homes due to the widespread flooding triggered by the shear line weather system.

Shear line triggers widespread flooding in Oriental Mindoro

He said many families were staying in evacuation centers while some chose to stay in their neighbors' homes.

All road networks in Oriental Mindoro are now passable and floodwaters in 41 barangays are already subsiding, he added.

There was power interruption in some towns in the province but it was restored immediately, Dolor said.

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