Ghost Town: Hinaplanon After The Flood
Four days after the flood, Iligan still looks like a war zone. Everywhere you look there is mud and dust. Thousands of people are holed up in the IIT Gymnasium and in churches around the city.
This day the 20th of December, volunteers of Ikthus Iligan went over to some of the areas greatly affected by the disaster.
This is the interior of Barangay Hinaplanon. For the past days mud from the river has not allowed road vehicles to enter the area. (Dates in these and the following pictures are incorrect as we forgot to set the camera’s time clock).
Not only is the surroundings unpleasant to look at, there is also a stench in the air. Members of the army where able to retrieve 5 bodies from this area today and it appears there are more to be found. Despite that there are still people who have decided to remain here than go to the beyond-capacity evacuation centers.
Our volunteers gave out provisions donated to the church, particularly food, clothing and water.
Clearly though there is still a lot that needs to be done.
December 22, 2011 at 9:09 am
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PapaDave