UP Ibalon Bicol: Most of Marikina schools destroyed by flood

Most of Marikina schools destroyed by flood

10/05/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

Eleazardo Kasilag, the head of the Marikina Private School Administrators Association, said one in 10 schools in the area (90 percent) were destroyed. Most of them needed reconstruction, not just repair. He expressed doubt if schools could resume classes next week.

The flood rose to 20 feet soaking classroom equipment, computer, and school records. Officials called the sanitation to clean up the area, but so far, no one came up to clear the debris. Rotting refuse from the mammoth flood had not been removed from the campuses. Stinking garbage, fallen trees, water lilies, and dead animals littered the village.

Kasilag said many parents called the school to report their children lost their school belongings. They said the students might not be able to return to classes till the end of the year. In the aftermath of the calamity they feared, what could follow would be gastrointestinal diseases---from unsanitary water supply in the neighborhood.

Typhoon Peping

Typhoon Peping (Internaltional codename: Parma) which followed Typhoon Ondoy slammed over the autonomous region of Cordillera, Bicol, Ilocos and Cagayan, killing at least 14 people---12 in Benguet and 2 in Camarines Norte. Most of those who died were buried in mudslides.

The damage of Peping was lesser than originally feared. A total of 169,941 persons were sent to shelters in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon and Metro Manila as a precaution. (Photo Credit: Reuters/ Ray Bruna/ Philippine Airforce) =0=

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LABELS: Typhoon Ondoy, disaster, school, destruction, Typhoon Peping, damage, Marikina, Totie Mesia