Disaster control officials are closely monitoring the Angat river and its tributaries as the three big dams in province - Angat, Ipo and Bustos - are continuously releasing excess water.
Raul Agustin, special operations officer of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO), said that Angat Dam opened its radial Gate B at 1 a.m. Thursday after its 212 meters spilling level was breached by more than two meters.
Agustin said the Angat Dam started releasing 46 cubic meters (cms) per second of water. The volume of water being released was further increased to 390 cms after dam officials opened gates 1, 2 and 3.
He said Gate 2 reduced its opening from one meter to 0.5 meter following the request of the National Irrigation Administration, operator of Bustos Dam.
As of 10:30 a.m. Friday, Agustin said that Angat Dam has released 319 cm; Ipo dam 231.50 cm; and Bustos dam 280 cm.
The water level at Angat and Ipo Dams was 214.07 and 100.23 meters, respectively. Bustos dam's water level was at 17.47 meters.
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