INQUIRER.net: Dike damage widens, water shifts to Pampanga capital

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Dike damage widens, water shifts to Pampanga capital Aug 21st 2013, 01:27 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--A 20-meter portion of the San Fernando-Sto. Tomas-Minalin Tail Dike that waters breached on Tuesday night has entirely sagged and widened to more than 40 meters on Wednesday, Mayor Edgar Flores said. This damaged section is behind the warehouse of the Minalin Poultry and Livestocks Cooperative, one of the largest and most-awarded cooperatives in the country. Flores, speaking to the INQUIRER by phone, called attention to "more risks" for Minalin because more than 10 segments of the tail dike were left with only retaining walls, the soil washed down by monsoon rains. The widening of the breached part also shifted "70 percent" of the waters from Gugu... Keep on reading: Dike damage widens, water shifts to Pampanga capital Media files: dike1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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