ORMOC CITY commemorated on Tuesday the Nov. 5, 1991 flash flood, brought about by typhoon Uring (international name: Thelma), where over 8,000 people died, including some 3,000 whose bodies were never found. Mayor Richard I. Gomez, in a simple ceremony at the Anilao Bridge, stressed the importance of planting trees and environmental protection as well as following disaster preparedness protocols. “Let us not experience that tragedy again.”
