15,000 persons evacuated by force in Butuan as Agusan River overflows anew

BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/24 February)  –  Some 2,800 families or 15,000 persons from 14 barangays here were evacuated by force on Saturday afternoon as the Agusan River overflowed, its water level… »

Butuan City goes Code Red; riverside residents ordered to vacate

BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/10 January) – Code Red. Evacuations were enforced in at least seven riverside barangays here as authorities raised the alert level to 3 or Code Red at 8… »

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