ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 6 February) — The flood caused by Tropical Storm “Basyang” on Friday ranked among Iligan’s worst. Some suggest the water level may have surpassed that of “Sendong” in December 2011 in certain areas, though casualties were less severe due to the absence of thousands of logs crashing into homes overnight. On Friday afternoon, MindaNews surveyed the flood’s “Ground Zero,” the stretch of Roxas Ave. in Barangay Mahayahay, extending to the Tubod Bridge, where the Tubod River overflowed around midnight, rendering the highway impassable. The Tubod River acts as the boundary between Barangay Mahayahay and Barangay Tubod, with more floodwaters flowing toward Mahayahay due to its slightly lower elevation. (Bobby Timonera / MindaNews)
