Over 700 residents flee homes as floods hit Cabangan, Zambales

Emergency responders rescue a resident from flooded areas of Cabangan, Zambales, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. — Photo courtesy of Cabgangan MDRRMO

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — More than 700 residents fled their homes and sought shelter in evacuation centers as nonstop heavy rains triggered flooding in low-lying areas of Cabangan town on Friday, Aug. 28.

Champ del Rosario, head of the Cabangan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said 245 families, or 719 individuals, were staying in 10 evacuation centers as of 4 p.m.

More than half of the evacuees were from Barangay Mabanglit, where 180 families, or 518 individuals, were forced to leave their homes.

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Over 700 residents flee homes as floods hit Cabangan, Zambales

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