ANTIQUE – The northern part of Antique was placed under tropical cyclone wind signal number 1 but Typhoon “Rolly” did not have much effect on the province.
Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Broderick Train said the province, particularly the northern portion, only experienced light to moderate rains on Sunday, Nov. 1.
“Very slight ang effect ya, light to moderate lang ang rain and wala gid kami may nabaton nga report sang any damages or casualty or adverse effect related kay Typhoon ‘Rolly,’” Train told Panay News.
He said rivers and seas in the province recorded no significant rise in water level when compared to the impact of Typhoon “Quinta” in the province last week.
“Mas daku ang impact sang Typhoon ‘Quinta’ compared to Typhoon ‘Rolly.’ Subong ya wala sang reported nga overflow and pagbaha,” he added.
“Quinta” caused an estimated P11 million in agricultural damage in Antique. Northern towns reported the biggest damage in agriculture, particularly in rice farms.
But Train stressed that Antique was ready for the onslaught of Typhoon “Rolly.” On Sunday the PDRRMO conducted preemptive evacuation of the residents living near the rivers and coastal areas.
A total of 3,949 individuals from 22 barangays in Barbaza, Caluya and Libertad towns were brought to evacuation centers.
On Monday, all evacuees have returned home as the weather has improved.
Meanwhile, Antique has also prepared for the new weather disturbance, Typhoon “Siony.” Although it is not on the path of the typhoon, Antique remains under blue code alert status. PDRRMO said municipal disaster risk reduction and management offices of the province’s 18 towns remain on standby. They are closely monitoring the weather forecasts so they would be ready to respond to any eventuality.
“Nagabantay gihapon ang aton nga mga response team sa aton operation centers para i-monitor ang movement sang Typhoon ‘Siony’ pero tama ka remote sang possibility nga maapektohan kita sini,” Train said./PN
