Gugu River in Pampanga overflows, breaching Minalin dike

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga, Philippines — Raging waters from the Gugu River breached a portion of the San Fernando-Santo Tomas-Minalin tail dike in Minalin town early Sunday, Aug. 30, sending floodwaters toward an adjacent dike in neighboring Santo Tomas town. Minalin Mayor Philip Siojo Naguit had been urging residents of villages near the dike to evacuate