1 dead, hundreds evacuate due to flood, landslides in S. Cotabato ThisIsOurMindanao
KORONADAL CITY – At least one person died while hundreds were displaced by flash floods and landslides due to continuous heavy rains spawned by a low pressure area late Tuesday afternoon in scenic Lake Sebu, the tourism capital of South Cotabato province, officials said Wednesday.
Lake Sebu flash flood victims take refuge at the Barangay Poblacion gymnasium. Photo courtesy of the Lake Sebu Municipal Information Office Lake Sebu Mayor Floro Gandam suspended classes today in all levels in both public and private schools to ensure the safety of teachers and students who might be going to their schools for their class modules.
“This is the first time in Lake Sebu that people evacuated due to flooding. I was born and raised here. The flood water was rampaging, bringing with it boulders and fallen trees,” the mayor said in a radio interview.Rolly Doane Aquino, head of the South Cotabato Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office , said that rescuers recovered the dead body of a missing person early Wednesday morning.
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