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Iloilo City prepares for possible strong El Niño, mayor orders contingency plans

By balita.fyi Newsdesk · Editor: Bart Sakwerda · · AI-written from the reports listed below

Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas convened an emergency meeting of the city's Crisis Management Council on Oct. 8 to prepare for a possible strong to very strong El Niño, SunStar reported. The mayor ordered 10 response clusters to draft contingency plans for water, energy, food, health and other areas. According to SunStar, the worst-case scenario projects conditions lasting until June next year; officials said the projections may change.

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