EVACUATION. Police officers and government rescuers assist villagers in Cagayan de Oro City as they find safer grounds as severe tropical storm Vinta (Tembin) arrives here on Friday, December 22, 2017. (Jigger Jerusalem / davaotoday.com)
Over 500 families flee Cagayan de Oro’s flood-prone areas
The local government declared the city “code red” on Thursday, December 21, prompting residents to leave their homes and seek evacuation shelters in their respective villages