ARAKAN, North Cotabato – Torrential rains triggered floods and landslides in some villages here on Saturday, causing damage to properties.
Joan Gafate, the municipal disaster management officer, said several small houses, motorcycles, and a vehicle were among those destroyed by floods, although no casualties were recorded so far.
Gafate said mud covered a convenience store, carwash establishment, and four motorcycles during a major landslide in Sitio Kikubang, Barangay Mantangkil.
The landslide also blocked a secondary national road that links local farmers to market centers in Davao City.
“Our town is considered a landslide-prone area, particularly in villages situated in our borders with Bukidnon province and Davao City,” Gafate said.
The local government unit has already dispatched heavy equipment and a team from the engineering office to clear the road from mud and other debris.
Gafate said flash floods were reported in the adjoining villages of Libertad and Ganatan, where a multicab vehicle was washed away by overflowing waters from the Tinanan River.
Portions of the Poblacion area also experienced flooding, he added. (PNA)
Landslides, floods destroy properties in NoCot town
By John Andrew Tabugoc
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