NDRRMC Update SitRep No. 06 for Flooding in Maguindanao

SITUATION OVERVIEW

Persistent rainshowers and thunderstorms that started since 13 June 2014 caused flooding incident in sixteen (16) municipalities of Maguindanao Province. The accumulation of water hyacinth in Tamontaka River and Rio Grande do Mindanao further contributed to the flooding.

• The following are the affected municipalities:

1. Ampatuan
2. Datu Abdullah Sangki
3. DatuMontawal
4. Datu Odin Sinsuat
5. DatuPiang
6. DatuSalibo
7. Mother Kabuntalan
8. Mamasapano
9. Pagalungan
10. Northern Kabuntalan
11. Rajah Buayan
12. Sharif Saydona
13. Sultan Sa Barongis
14. Sultan Kudarat
15. General Salipada K. Pendatum
16. Talitay

• No evacuation were reported / No evacuation centers established

• Intermittent rain is still being experienced in the entire province especially in the evening. The height of flooding is unstable

• The current weather disturbance, Low Pressure Area (LPA), will bring cloudy skies with modertae to occassionally heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms over the eastern sections of Mindanao, which may trigger flashfloods and landslides.

• As of reporting time, flooding previously reported in Brgys. Angkayamat, Darampua, Masulot, Kulambog, Tugal, Langgapan, Bulod, and Tukanakuden, all in Sultan Sa Barongis Municipality have already subsided

• Due to the continuous rains on June 25, 2014 in Maguindanao, the MDRRMOs of Sultan Kudarat and Talitay have reported occurence of flooding in their municipalities that affected 11 barangays and 5 barangays respectively. MDRRMCs concerned are conducting assessment and validation