This was how the Mayor Tin Antonio of Alcala town in Cagayan described the rushing water that “completely” submerged homes during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses. All that rain goes to the streams and rivers and will end up in Magat Dam. You have Magat Dam and Isabela and that becomes the conduit of all these waters,” Antonio said. “So Magat Dam has to release — because Magat Dam is also the recipient of water and rain coming from all over. ADVERTISEMENTShe added that in Alcala, the Pared River coming from Baggao and the Sierra Madre joins the Cagayan River.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 15, 2020 17:26 UTC