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Heavy rains, robust winds whip Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao

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A social worker documents what is left of a tricycle boarded by Arabic school students after it was hit by a fallen tree in Malabang, Lanao del Sur on Friday afternoon.

A social employee paperwork what’s left of a tricycle ferrying by Arabic college college students after it was hit by a fallen tree in Malabang, Lanao del Sur on Friday afternoon. (PHOTO FROM MSSD-BARMM)

COTABATO CITY – 4 youngsters died whereas three others injured when the tricycle they have been using was crushed by a falling tree amid a heavy downpour spawned by the southwest monsoon in Malabang, Lanao del Sur on Friday.

The victims have been heading for an Arabic college in downtown Malabang when an Acacia tree was toppled by robust winds at about 2 p.m. and hit the passing tricycle with the scholars on board, the Malabang police reported.

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The fatalities have been recognized as Jehana Cali Alikan, 13, Janna Cali Tantaon, 12, Sittie Hana Manioba, 7, and Alysa Airoden, 15.

Critically injured have been tricycle driver Napi Abdulazis, 18, Saila Amerol, 9, and an unidentified passenger.

All of the victims are residents of Barangay Cabasaran in Malabang.

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Lanao del Sur Provincial Social Welfare Officer Hadja Linang Pangkat has led a staff of social employees from the Ministry of Social Companies and Growth within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao (MSSD-BARMM) in offering monetary help to the households of the fatalities and medical asssistance high the survivors.

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Monsoon rains in Maguindanao

The monsoon rains prior to now two days have triggered flashfloods in a number of areas in Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte.

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An acacia tree fell attributable to robust winds and heavy rains and destroyed an outpost of the Cotabato Metropolis Police Workplace in PC Hill earlier than daybreak Saturday. A number of posts of the Cotabato Mild and Energy Firm.

Within the upland city of Upi, Maguindanao del Norte, a number of properties have been submerged by flood waters attributable to day-long average to heavy downpour on Friday and Saturday daybreak.

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The street connecting Maguindanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur was rendered impassable on Friday afternoon attributable to landslides.

Electrical posts and timber have been toppled and energy was lower off since Friday night time alongside the Narciso Ramos Freeway that connects Matanog in Maguindanao del Norte and Kapatagan in Lanao del Sur.

Maguindanao del Norte Gov. Abduraof Macacua has ordered the mobilization of all heavy tools of the provincial engineering workplace for clearing operations.

In North Kabuntalan city, additionally in Maguinadanao del Norte, Mayor Ramil Dilangalen mentioned the municipal catastrophe workplace carried out pressured evacuation of residents in Barangay Damatog and Barangay Gayonga as flash floods hit the villages.

Local government disaster workers of Northern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte help trapped civilians cross a flooded road following heavy down pour that triggered floods. (Photo from N. Kabutnalan MDRRMO)

Native authorities employees of Northern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte assist trapped civilians cross a flooded street following heavy down pour that triggered floods. (Photograph from N. Kabutnalan MDRRMO)

In Talayan, Maguindanao del Sur, Mayor Datu Tungkang Midtimbang has ordered the native police to close a portion of the nationwide freeway going to Isulan, Sultan Kudarat which was closely flooded.



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In Lebak, the street linking the city to Cotabato Metropolis was blocked by big rocks, mud and fallen timber in Barangay Bolebak.



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