FLOODWATERS reaching more than 4 meters high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered Northern Luzon on Tuesday after rivers overflowed following heavy rain and a dam release.
Typhoon Pepito drenched swaths of the country over the weekend, swelling the Cagayan River and tributaries and forcing the release of water from Magat Dam.
RIVERS OVERFLOW This aerial photo shows houses submerged in floodwaters due to a swollen river caused by heavy rains from Super Typhoon Pepito in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province, on Nov. 19, 2024. PHOTO BY JOHN DIMAIN/AFP