In Davao de Oro, floodwaters in major river basins breach banks in Monkayo town on Saturday, February 18.
DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines — Non-stop heavy rain in the Davao Region has spawned deadly flash floods, killing one person and displacing thousands of folk.
She said 39-year-old Joel Gaudicos in Barangay Tamban died in a flash flood that also damaged many houses in the low-lying villages. Aside from the town of Governor Generoso, many villages in the town of Cateel were also hit by flash floods on February 18.‘Deloso said the town government is still assessing the extent of the damage. But Mayor Juanito Inojales of Governor Generoso town has already notified Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon of the local government’s plan to declare state of calamity.
Deloso said Governor Malanyaon already sent at least 20,000 food packs to the town of Governor Generoso. She said an amount of P20,000 was also given to the family of a man who was killed in the flood.
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