CEBU CITY, Philippines – Three individuals, including a three-year-old boy, were rescued from under the Forbes Bridge in Barangay Pasil when water level started to rise in the area.
The early morning downpour caused flooding that affected various parts of Cebu City on Saturday, June 12. Ramil Ayuman, in-charge of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office , said they received a call past 8 a.m. on the presence of three individuals under the Forbes Bridge. The city’s emergency personnel immediately conducted the rescue operation in coordination with the Bureau of Fire Protection and the Barangay Ermita responders.Ayuman said that Rosalyn Jagbin, 20, and her son, three-year-old Sanji, occupies a makeshift shanty which they built under the bridge.Ayuman said that just like in Barangay Pasil, other water bodies in the city also started to overflow due to the downpour. These included the T. Padilla, Tejero, Kamputhaw and Lahug Rivers.
As of this writing, Ayuman said, they continue to assess the damage that the early morning rain caused on Cebu City barangays.The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.
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