Tropical Depression Auring - Jan 2009

At 6:30 PM of January 3, 2009, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) East of Mindanao developed into a Tropical Depression (TD) and was named "Auring". (Govt. of Philippines, 4 Jan 2009) Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental and Lanao del Norte that include the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and Gingoog were hit by flash floods on 3 January 2009. Region X reported that 1,690 families in 11 barangays were displaced by "Auring." Siargao was placed under a state of calamity because of the heavy damage wrought by the floods on the island's agriculture and livestock. The total flood damage in the region was placed at P5.63 million. In Cagayan de Oro, 5,684 families were displaced in five urban and seven rural barangays and the total damage was estimated at more than P7 million. In Gingoog City, 1,061 families in four barangays were displaced, one casualty reported, while damage to crops and fishing boats was placed at almost P2 million. Damage to agriculture and infrastructure in Balignasan, Misamis Oriental was estimated at P4.33 million. (Govt. of Philippines, 8 Jan 2009)