COTABATO CITY: Agriculture officials in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Tuesday placed at P35.9 million the initial value of crops damaged by flash floods that hit low-lying areas in Maguindanao early this week.

Lawyer Makmod Mending Jr., ARMM regional agriculture secretary, said the floods affected more than 7,000 hectares of rice and corn farms in Maguindanao towns that are located near the 220,000-hectare Liguasan Delta.

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