Flash floods swamp roads after heavy rain in night in the Philippines

Flash floods swamp roads after heavy rain in night in the Philippines

Flash floods hit parts of the Mindanao region in the Philippines today (June 29) after more than 12 hours of heavy rain.

Onlooker Roland Balawag recorded the deluge overflowing into the road in Davao del Sur this morning.

He said: ''I was in the car when I passed by the flowing water.

I saw some locals crying and worried because their house was submerged by the flood." A few miles away in Digos City, locals feared being stranded in their villages after the water almost reached the Canos Bridge that connects them to the main roads.

Onlooker Khrisna Casauran said they went to check on it on Sunday evening (June 28) to decide whether they should evacuate their homes.

She said: "I was scared because the floodwater is strong.

It appears to reach the bridge.

More 300 families were forced to leave their homes and spend the night on evacuation centers after the overnight rains.

Samuel J.

Miralles, Officer-in-Charge of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) said: "No casualty has been recorded and we already dispatched our vehicles and responders to the towns." The affected families are still staying in the centers until the local government gives the go signal to safely return to their homes.