Live Breaking News & Updates on Orth Cotabato The Local Government Has Placed Town Undera State Of Calamity Following Flashfloods That Have Affected More Than 2

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 ....

North Cotabato , Kabacan River , Sagay City , David Don Saure , Herlo Guzman , Don Saure , Inundated Floodwaters Submerge Residential Areas In One Of The Six Villages Affected By Overflowing Kabacan And Pulangi Rivers , Orth Cotabato On Tuesday Nov 30 , 021 Local Officials Have Placed The Town Undera Statement Of Calamity So Funds Could Be Released To Aid Some 2 , 000 Affected Families Photo Courtesy Of Kabacan Mdrrmc , Orth Cotabato The Local Government Has Placed Town Undera State Of Calamity Following Flashfloods That Have Affected More Than 2 , 000 Families Here David Don Saure , Abacan Disaster Management Action Officer , Aid Wednesday 2 , 071 Families In At Least Six Farming Villages The Town Have Been Hit By Floods Triggered Recurring Heavy Rains For Past Month Quot Some 110 Hectares Of Rice Fields Also Damaged After Kabacan River Overflowed Due To Downpour Agusan Provinces And Eastern Part North Cotabato , Uot Saure Said Ina Radio Interview Kabacan , Ituated On The Border Of North Cotabato And Maguindanao , As Been Serving Asa Catch Basin Of Floodwaters From Bukidnon , Nd North Cotabato Mayor Herlo Guzman , As Ordered The Distribution Of Emergency Assistance And Food Packs To Affected Cushion Impact Calamity He Also Town Engineering Office Fast Track Establishment Ofa Sustainable Flood Control Project Save Farm Products From Devastation Meanwhile , He Municipal Agriculture Office Has Sought Intervention For Seeds And Other Farm Inputs Farmers Whose Lots Have Been Damaged By The Floods Quot We Will Rise Again , Uot Saure Told The Farmer Beneficiaries And Families Affected By Calamity He Assured Public That Municipality Has Prepared Interventions For Farmers Kabacan Isa Known Rice Granary In North Cotabato Pna ,