Habagat floods 65 Iloilo City barangays, affects over 3,200 residents

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — More than 3,200 residents were affected, and hundreds of families remained in evacuation centers after intense rains enhanced by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” triggered widespread flooding across Iloilo City beginning Monday night, Aug. 17. The Iloilo City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), in its Situational Report No. 2 issued at 2