2 dead in Sarangani flash floods

KORONADAL CITY, Philippines — Heavy rains spawned by the southwest monsoon (habagat) triggered flash floods that killed two persons in Kiamba, Sarangani province, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-12 (RDRRMC-12) said late Sunday afternoon.

This brings to three the deaths in Mindanao due to habagat-enhanced rains.

The RDRRMC-12, chaired by the Office of Civil Defense-12 (OCD-12), reported that one person is still missing also in Kiamba town as the region remains under a red alert status due to the southwest monsoon

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2 dead in Sarangani flash floods

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