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The Magat dam in Isabela opened some of its gates Sunday morning to release water.
Six gates of the Magat dam in Isabela were still open at 12 meters at 6 am, data from PAGASA showed.
The water in the Magat Dam reservoir reached 191.60 meters at 6 a.m. Saturday, which was only a few meters from the spill level of the 193-meter dam.
A door was opened for the first time on Saturday, then it became four and then six.
On Sunday at 6 in the morning, the water level was at 191.32 meters.
At 9 a.m. Sunday, only four gates of the Magat dam were open, said the National Irrigation Administration MARIIS-DRD’s Flood Warning and Forecast System Dam Operation (FFWSDO).
The Magat Dam water reservoir level stood at 191.21 meters at 9 a.m.
Meanwhile, the water level in the Buntun River was 11.25 meters at 9 a.m.
The NIA-MARIIS-DRD office has announced that only four doors have been opened since six yesterday.
Published by the Information Office of the City of Tuguegarao on Saturday, December 19, 2020
Angat Dam
Meanwhile, the water level at the Angat Dam in Bulacan reached 213.60 meters at 6 a.m. Sunday, above the spill level of 212 meters.
PAGASA hydrologist Edgar Dela Cruz said Saturday that the Angat dam and other dams may also release water as their water levels rise.
The meteorological office said moderate to heavy rains, which can be intense at times, will be experienced on Sunday in the mainland valley of Cagayan, Apayao, Kalinga, mountain province, Ifugao, Aurora, Quezon, Bicol region and the islands. Kalayaan because of Vicky and the tail. end of a frontal system (Shear Line).
Meanwhile, light to moderate and sometimes heavy rains will be felt in the Babuyan Islands, Metro Manila, the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Central Luzon, Calabarzon and MIMAROPA. —KG, GMA News
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