BANGSAMORO Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim declared state of calamity in the Bangsamoro region on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 due to massive flooding caused by continuous rains spawned by Tropical Storm Paeng.
This was after the Chief Minister convened his Cabinet together with the BARMM – Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (BDRRMC) to discuss effects of the disaster and how to further strengthen the interventions of the Bangsamoro Government.
Meanwhile, some residents since Friday night used their cars as makeshift shelters where they said they felt safer, especially those with children,
Most brought with them food, clothes, and appliances such as TV and refrigerator to save it from damage.
According to the residents, the assigned evacuation center in their village was submerged and they have no other place to stay.
Meanwhile, the bridge along Labu-Labu in Datu Hoffer town, Maguindanao del Sur was not passable to vehicles beginning Saturday morning.
A portion of the bridge was damaged, and authorities ruled closing it to prevent it collapsing.
The head of the Bangsamoro Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence also clarified that the death toll in landslides and flooding in Maguindanao is still at 42, contrary to reports that deaths have already reached 67.
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