4 major dams continue to release excess water despite submerged towns 10/07/2011

4 major dams continue to release excess water despite submerged towns

10/07/2011
Four major dams in Luzon areas continued to release excess water yesterday as several towns in the region remained submerged under floodwaters a week after the successive onslaughts of Typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel.”

Reports from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed that as of 6 a.m. yesterday one gate of the Ambuklao Dam remains open, and two gates each at the Binga, Magat and San Roque dams.

NDRRMC executive director Undersecretary Benito Ramos, however, stressed that the continuing release of excess water from the reservoirs was not the cause of the massive flooding in Central Luzon areas..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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