5 Maguindanao villages under water due to torrential rains

KIDAPAWAN CITY: Five low-lying villages of Montawal, Maguindanao were flooded due to the overflowing of Kabacan River in North Cotabato as a result of five days of continuous light to moderate downpour, officials said.

Director Manuel Ochotorena of the Office of Civil Defense in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OCD-ARMM), said continuous rains flooded the five villages but no casualty was reported.