DAVAO CITY – From no water to too much water.
About five months ago, residents in many Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao provinces were praying for the rains to come as the prolonged dry spell destroyed hundreds of hectares of agricultural crops.
At least 76,000 of these families were from Maguindanao del Sur which was placed again under a state of calamity on July 16. In many areas, floodwaters leveled with the roof of several structures as many residents evacuated to safer grounds using canoes and motorized pumpFOOD aid for flood victims is transported in Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur.Many of these flood-hit areas are located on the banks of the Pulangi River that cuts across several towns of Maguindanao provinces as well as some parts of the province of Cotabato.
The reported release of water allegedly contributed to the sudden surge of floodwaters in low-lying areas of Central Mindanao. The flood-hit areas sit on the Mindanao River Basin which is the second largest river basin in the Philippines with a total area of 21,503-square kilometers and is the second largest river system in the Philippines next to Cagayan River in Luzon.
A RURAL health unit worker distributes medicines to flood-hit residents of Barangay Talitay, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur. The water, as of posting time, has receded in their village but some areas are still underwater, said Mamasalagat. He lamented that many of the residents in the village could not go out and buy or collect any food assistance because the road is still submerged in floodwaters.
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