These Houses In Baguio Suffered From Flooding After Heavy Rain
BAGUIO HOUSES – After a sudden rainfall and localized thunderstorms, some houses in Baguio were flooded as garbage covered the waterways in Balili River.
Garbage disposal issues seem to have no effect to our daily living but will definitely come back to bite. In the long run, as garbage piles up and fills our sewers and waterways, flooding would occur frequently due to water blockage build-up.
Recently, these effects happened in Baguio when the massive garbage dump blocked the waterway in Balili River causing water to rise and flood several areas.
Heavy rainfall occurred at Baguio yesterday (May 3, 2019) past 4:00 pm.
This is according to an article from ABS CBN News.
In some houses, the flood even reached up to four feet in depth. Other than the problem of wet furniture and clothes, bacteria and germs could’ve been carried by the water and might cause skin problems.
In a report by Bandila of ABS-CBN News,
Residents shared their experience with the sudden flooding that is really unexpected since the summer heat is scorching in other areas.
After the rainfall, a netizen Jake Diaus captured a video of the garbage fill along the Balili River.
This morning, the city’s department for environmental preserve went ahead and helped remove the garbage from the Balili river by lifting it with an excavator.
A backhoe was needed to clean up the river since the garbage fill was so massive and was comprised of tons of plastics, diapers, tin cans, rubber and other wastes.
Meanwhile, Facebook netizens had various reactions towards the garbage dump issue.
“Tignan ninyo ang ganti ng kalikasan. [Look at nature’s revenge.]” – Ysa Hernandez
“Tignan nyo ang pinsala ng basura na gawa nyo edi bumalik din sa inyo mahalin nyo ang kalikasan. [Look at the disaster brought by the garbages, it came back to you. Love nature.]” – Rosalindamendoza Kibune
“Ban sachet & single use plastic.” – Ariel Noscal
That is all there is to it, at least for now. We’ll post updates as soon as we got them.