UPDATED. A search and rescue team finds the body of an an eight-year-old girl who was swept away by floodwater.
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines – Mayor Dionisio Cabahug Jr. of Tubod town, Lanao del Norte, ordered the suspension of work in private and public offices on Tuesday morning, January 3, due as heavy rain overnight caused severe flooding.
Flash floods brought by heavy torrential rain affected the towns of Baroy, Lala, and Tubod, starting on Monday night, the provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said. Lou Ellen Antonio of the local Philippine Information Agency office said the provincial disaster office reported responders rescued some 275 families or 1,058 people in overnight operations against the rampaging flash flood.
Disaster teams fanned out to communities as an evening red rainfall warning, indicating heavy to torrential rains, went out around 9 pm. Three evacuation centers are currently hosting affected families in Tubod. Barangay Pigcarangan has 266 families; Barangay Maluga, 19 families; and Barangay Poblacion, 91 families.
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