OVER 600 families in the two regions in Mindanao were affected by floods spawned by heavy rains brought by the low-pressure area, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

The council said on Tuesday said that 636 families, or 3,180 persons were affected by floodings in seven barangays, one city, two municipalities and three provinces in Regions XI (Davao region) and XII (Soccsksargen).

Of these 62 families or 310 persons were currently stayed inside the three evacuation centers.

The Disaster agency also reported that on Monday the low pressure brought heavy rains that caused the waterways of Barangay Pangyan, Glan, Sarangani province to overflow and flood the community. The flooding displaced 18 fa–milies who were brought to safer places.

On Sunday, a flooding incident occurred in the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley brought about by continuous rains caused by the low pressure.

As a result, 30 families from Barangay New Visayas, Montevista, Compostella Valley, were evacuated to a chapel and another 30 families from Barangay Banagbanag, Montevista, Compostela Valley took shelter at Lingap relocation ssite.

Meanwhile, the dirt road linking Barangay Tibagon, Sitio Diat and Barangay Napnapan in Pantukan was damaged rendering it impassable.