Daily Tribune
(FILE PHOTO) “The trough of the LPA continued to bring light to heavy rains until 02 February 2024. This resulted in flooding and landslide incidents in some areas in Mindanao,” said the NDRRMC.
(Photo courtesy of the City Information office of Davao City)
The massive flooding caused by the recent heavy rains in the Bangsamoro region has now affected 482,464 people, or almost 100,000 families, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
In its situation report released on Thursday, NDRMMC identified a total of 99,186 families affected by the flood, of which 5,611 families, or 21,015 persons, are sheltered inside 46 evacuation centers.
A total of seven fatalities were recorded, four from the Zamboanga Peninsula and one from Northern Mindanao. One missing person was reported.
Meanwhile, two cases of death from the Davao Region and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are still pending validation.
Local infrastructure also suffered severe damage, with 67 road sections and three bridges affected. 111 damaged houses were reported in the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, and Soccsksargen. Damage to houses has been valued at over P2 million.
Damage to infrastructure was likewise estimated at P700,000.
Northern Mindanao had the biggest agri-production loss, valued at 16,187,687.5, while Zamboanga Pensisula’s cost of damage is P1,692,000.
P13 million worth of assistance has been extended to affected families, the NDRMC noted.
A red alert status was hoisted in BARMM on Monday due to the rapid escalation of the emergency situation in the said region caused by the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat.
