The Manila Times

3 fishermen missing, thousands evacuated

- BY CRIS DIAZ PHOTOS BY CRIS DIAZ

- Friday and changed direction to Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, en route to Zamboanga del Norte.

In Cagayan de Oro City, about 3,000 people coming from urban and sub-urban districts had moved to various evacuation centers as de Oro River.

About 100 individual­s, mostly children and women, from Barangay Consolacio­n evacuated to the provincial capitol grounds in rise in riverside villages.

Power supply in the city’s west district in Carmen returned at about 4 p.m. on Friday while the water supply has not been restored in some parts of the city because of a damaged pipeline.

The Cagayan de Oro Water District said engineers were repairing the damaged pipeline..

temporaril­y closed three major bridges in the city for fear that the bridges would

The bridges were opened to pedestrian­s and commuters at about 5 p.m.

Raging flood waters threaten to destroy Ysalina Bridge near the City Hall building ( foreground), prompting traffic officials to close the bridge to pedestrian­s and commuters as lashes Northern Mindanao. Residents evacuate their personal belongings as flood waters rise while (right photo) a man guides his pig to safer ground on Burgos Street, Cagayan de Oro City.

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TO SAFER GROUND
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