1,400 flood-hit Kudarat families still in evacuation centers
These families cannot yet return to their houses as the floodwaters in their barangays unpredictably rise and subside, said Henry Albano, chief of the provincial social welfare and development office and provincial disaster coordinating council.
He said the 7,302 families were affected by the swelling of
Agricultural losses reached P155 million, and damage to infrastructure, including the 15-kilometer highway connecting Lambayong and Sultan sa Barongis town in Maguindanao, was estimated at P179 million.
The STAR learned that in the entire province, a total of 12,454 families in the towns of
Worst hit was Barangay Zeneben in Lambayong town where 251 hectares of farmlands were covered with mud as the floodwaters subsided.
Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Suharto Mangudadatu has provided the affected residents with bancas for their transportation and livelihood.
Zeneben officials thanked the municipal and provincial governments, the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the government-United Nations ACT for Peace Program for extending food assistance to the evacuees.
The ACT for Peace Program, in coordination with the coalition of peace and development advocates in
The residents of the two villages were reportedly trapped in their houses as creeks overflowed at the height of typhoon Frank.
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