Maguindanao flooding displaces 7,000 families

By Franz R. Sumangil

Aug 12, 2022 12:14 am

MORE than 7,000 families have been displaced by flooding that hit Datu Montawal town in Maguindanao province last Tuesday, August 9.

FLOODED SCHOOL. A school in Datu Montawal, Maguindanao, is submerged in floodwaters following heavy rains Tuesday (Aug. 9, 2022). All the town’s 11 barangays were submerged in floodwaters, prompting the local government to distribute relief packs to some 7,000 affected families in the area. Photo courtesy of Datu Montawal MDDRO via Philippine News Agency

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