2 minors perish, thousands displaced by Central Mindanao floods

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Worst hit by flashfloods is Barangay Buliok in Pikit, North Cotabato and adjoining areas that are near the Liguasan Delta.

Philstar.com / John Unson

 

PIKIT, North Cotabato — Two minors were drowned Thursday in floods that hit dozens of barangays along the 220,000-hectare Liguasan Delta, swelled by recurring downpours since Monday.

 

Thousands of residents here and in nearby Pagalungan and Montawal towns in Maguindanao, touted as the gateways to the Liguasan Delta, were forced to relocate to higher grounds as floodwaters began inundating their villages Thursday.

 

A 12-year-old girl, Rohana Tumbaga, was drowned while preventing her sister, Rohaina, from being swept away by the flood that hit their yard in Barangay Inug-ug in Pagalungan, Maguindanao.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/11/19/2142448/2-minors-perish-thousands-displaced-central-mindanao-floods

 

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