It’s been over a month since Typhoon Frank hit Iloilo and the situation in Iloilo is starting to get back to normal. People are back to work and classes have begun, most of the streets and houses have been cleared up of mud, and construction activities have resumed.
The city proper appears fully recovered and bears no evidence of the worst typhoon in the city’s history. The dirt clouds hounding the streets of Mandurriao have cleared up and Smallville, Iloilo’s nightlife strip, has resumed full operations.
Jaro District, the worst affected by Typhoon Frank, unfortunately doesn’t share a similar fate. There’s still heaps of mud at the road sides releasing a bad odor and dirt clouds when dry. Hopefully, the families displaced by the storm have been given assistance by the relief efforts and are already standing on their own feet.
Generally, the city is in a good shape and people can visit or do business in Iloilo once again.
The worst flood in decades has just hit Iloilo. More than 80% of the Iloilo City was affected and a large portion of Iloilo Province was devastated, damaging homes, agriculture, livestock and infrastructure. The widespread flash floods was caused by the large volume of rainfall from Typhoon Frank and to an extent environmental changes in the uplands and lowlands: global warming, deforestation, urban development.
The flooding in the city was strong enough to drift away vehicles ranging from motorcycles to 4×4s. The photo shows a tricycle perched atop a car in Jaro District. Photo by Ashley Dagdag
Here are some Iloilo Flood Picture Galleries I found online:
Rescue Operations during the Iloilo Flood in Jaro District
Rescue Operations during the Iloilo Flood in Jaro District Slideshow
Flood in Passi City, Iloilo
Buntalan Bridge Destroyed in Leon, Iloilo
Iloilo needs your help! There are still thousands of families who lost their homes and are currently living in evacuation centers or in makeshift houses beside streets and bridges. These unfortunate people need food, water, clothes, medicines, etc… Any form of assistance extended to the affected families of Iloilo City will be deeply appreciated. Please visit this page for contact details: http://www.exploreiloilo.com/typhoon-frankfengshen-ravages-iloilo-philippines.html
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