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INUNDATED. Floodwaters submerge residential areas in one of the six villages affected by the overflowing of Kabacan and Pulangi rivers in Kabacan, North Cotabato on Tuesday (Nov. 30, 2021). Local officials have placed the town under a statement of calamity so funds could be released to aid some 2,000 affected families. (Photo courtesy of Kabacan MDRRMC) KABACAN, North Cotabato - The local government has placed the town under a state of calamity following flashfloods that have affected more than 2,000 families here. David Don Saure, Kabacan disaster management action officer, said Wednesday 2,071 families in at least six farming villages in the town have been hit by floods triggered by recurring heavy rains for the past month. "Some 110 hectares of rice fields have also been damaged by the floods after the Kabacan River overflowed due to heavy downpour in the Agusan provinces and eastern part of North Cotabato," Saure said in a radio interview. Kabacan, situated on the border