COTABATO City––The Office of Civil Defense in the Soccsksargen yesterday said the flash floods that hit the region have affected 4,436 families or about 26,600 individuals.
Region 12, Soccsksargen region, is comprised of the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Saranggani and the cities of Cotabato, Kidapawan, Koronadal, Tacurong and Gen. Santos City.
Jerome Barranco, Office of Civil Defense (OCD-12) deputy regional director, said the inclement weather has affected about 26,000 residents in 78 villages.
Barranco, citing OCD monitoring record, said the flash floods and continuous down pour have affected 4,436 families or more than 26,600 individuals.
South Cotabato was heavily affected with two bridges remain impassable and vast agricultural lands destroyed when major tributaries overflowed last week.
It also destroyed P101 million worth of agricultural crops. OCD said four persons were killed due to landslides last week while five others were wounded.
On Wednesday, the Sultan Kudarat provincial board has passed a resolution putting the entire province under state of calamity because of flash floods that destroyed more than P300 million worth of agricultural products.
To date, the total reported damages to crops and other agricultural products in Region 12 has reached P401 million. It also reported that 46 houses were partially and totally damaged.
On infrastructure, the OCD reported that seven bridges have been affected, two were totally destroyed, two flood control projects damaged. All roads remained passable, though. (pna)
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