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    The Governor of Capiz province, Esteban Contreras, has appealed for help for residents displaced by the worst flooding in recent memory caused by Tropical Storm Agaton. Over 23,000 evacuees remained in shelters as government spending rules limited provincial funds for relief. Damage to agriculture could reach billions of pesos as all towns in Capiz province were flooded, and the annual seafood festival was canceled due to the devastation.

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    Capiz seeks help for Agaton flood victims

    By: Nestor P. Burgos Jr. 

    ILOILO CITY—Gov. Esteban Evan Contreras of Capiz province has appealed for help for
    Capizeños displaced by last week’s flooding, considered the worst experienced in the province
    in recent memory.

    More than 250,000 residents were housed in evacuation centers in the province as of April 17.
    While many have gone home, at least 23,605 evacuees were still in shelters as of Monday.

    Contreras said rules that clipped government spending during the election period had limited the
    provincial government’s capability to release funds and provide for affected residents.

    “My hands are tied. We need food and water as well as materials to rebuild or repair houses
    damaged by flooding,” Contreras told the Inquirer.

    Around 99,000 households were evacuated at the height of the flooding triggered by continuous
    heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm “Agaton” (international name: Megi) days before and
    when it hit many areas in the Visayas between April 10 and April 11.

    The provincial disaster risk reduction and management office reported 19 dead in the province,
    mostly due to drowning, with one still missing.

    Worse than ‘Yolanda’


    “Our province was not placed under any storm signal but [we experienced] worse flooding than
    when [Supertyphoon] ‘Yolanda’ (Haiyan) struck us,” Contreras said.

    Yolanda, considered the strongest typhoon to hit land, destroyed or damaged hundreds of
    thousands of houses and other infrastructure due to strong winds when it ravaged mostly the
    Visayas regions in 2013. But it did not trigger widespread and massive flooding similar to what
    residents experienced for several days last week.

    Contreras said damage to agriculture, especially to crops and fishponds, could run in billions of
    pesos as entire villages and all of the province’s 16 towns and its capital Roxas City were
    flooded.

    Except for Mass and a few other activities, the province’s annual Capiztahan festival, which
    showcases Capiz’s famous seafood, has been canceled due to the devastation brought by the
    flooding.

    Contreras said he had sought assistance from government agencies to help farmers and
    fishpond operators recover. This includes support for fingerlings, seeds, farm inputs and other
    livelihood assistance. INQ
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    WORST EVER The town of Panay and all other municipalities and the capital Roxas City in Capiz
    experience the worst flooding in recent memory due to heavy and continuous rains dumped by Tropical
    Storm “Agaton” (Megi) on April 10. —PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF CIVIL DEFENSE
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