ILOILO CITY (PNA) — A total of 21 barangays in five municipalities in Southern Negros Occidental have been flooded as a result of continuous rains spawned by the Fujiwara effect of Typhoon Pepeng.

A report reaching here from the Provincial Disaster Management Team (PDMT) in Negros revealed that the massive onslaught of floods has affected some 2,405 families composed of 11,721 persons.

The Negros PDMT said 105 families are presently housed in various designated evacuation centers in the local government units (LGUs) hit by floods.

The PDMT said Valladolid municipality has the most number of displaced families with 565 people living in four barangays submerged by floodwaters; Isabela town with two barangays was also affected with 143 displaced families; even as flloods in Sipalay City hit six barangays, displacing 648 families.

Massive floods have also rendered eight barangays in Ilog town, but the local disaster council has yet to consolidate the number of displaced families there.

In the southernmost town of Hinoba-an, a lone barangay was similarly inundated, forcing the evacuation of four families to higher ground for their safety.

The respective Municipal Social Welfare and Development Offices of affected local government units and the provincial government of Negros Occidental have already extended emergency relief and food assistance to evacuees.