MAGUINDANAO: Disaster responders in this “land of flooded plains” were busy over the weekend dispatching relief goods to low-lying areas initially affected by floods caused by heavy water flowing in Rio Grande de Mindanao since last late week, while gearing up for possible third state of calamity this year.

Lynette Estandarte, provincial budget officer and concurrent head of special relief operation team, said heavy downpour forced water along the Dumagil dam in South Cotabato to spill over to the Alip River, completely inundating the low-lying areas in Maguindanao.