SHARIFF AGUAK,Maguindanao: Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and disaster response teams from Maguindanao and North Cotabato provinces on Friday rescued 60 people, among them pregnant women and children, who were trapped by rising flood waters in a roadside village.

The floodwaters reached the national highway linking the provinces of Maguindanao and North Cotabato, particularly between Datu Montawal town in Maguindanao and Kabacan of North Cotabato, submerging houses and communities.

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