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Maguindanao del Sur declares state of calamity after massive floods
Maguindanao del Sur has been placed under a state of calamity due to massive flooding that has inundated 17 out of 24 municipalities.
The declaration allows the provincial government to access calamity funds to aid affected residents.
Over 71,000 families have been impacted by the widespread flooding.
The province's location within the Liguasan Marsh makes it a natural catch basin for floodwaters from surrounding provinces.
A farmer tragically drowned during the floods.
The floods have submerged a wide area of farmlands in over 100 villages.
Residents are now cleaning up thick mud left by the floodwaters and struggling with the aftermath, with some forced to sleep on the streets.
The Datu Montawal Regional Health Unit has resumed operations in a temporary location after recovering their equipment and medicine.
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