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78,000 affected by massive flooding in Maguindanao
Manila Bulletin
|May 20, 2025
A massive flooding has affected at least 78,000 individuals in the low-lying towns of Maguindanao del Sur in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) due to torrential rains from the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) since May 14.
A report dated May 17 from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said flooding has affected 78,190 persons from 47 barangays in the towns of Ampatuan, Datu Abdullah Sangki, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Shariff Aguak, and Shariff Saydona Mustapha.
The NDRRMC is validating reports that three houses were reportedly damaged due to a landslide in Ampatuan, which has the highest number of affected persons with 24,930.
This story is from the May 20, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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