DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 November) – Heavy siltation in rivers and tributaries have contributed to the severe flooding in the municipality of Pigcawayan in North Cotabato, the mayor said as he ap…
DAVAO CITY – Heavy siltation in rivers and tributaries have contributed to the severe flooding in the municipality of Pigcawayan in North Cotabato, the mayor said as he appealed to the national government to help desilt the waterways.
Agustin’s appeal came as over a hundred hectares of ricefields in the low-lying villages of Pigcawayan remain submerged a week after Typhoon Paeng. During continuous heavy rains, he added, the floodwaters could no longer drain quickly to the Ligawasan Marsh due to silted waterways. Agustin bared that the severe flooding last October 28 in Pigcawayan was the worst in town’s history. “This has never happened before. It’s the first time that the floodwaters reached the town proper.”
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