Montawal flood victims receive relief packs

RESPONSE --- The local government unit of Datu Montawal headed by Mayor Vicman Montawal and Vice Mayor Datu Ohto Montawal led the relief operations to families of flood victims caused by Tropical Depression Vinta. (GILMHAR A. LAO WITH PHOTO BY GARRY FERNANDEZ FUERZAS – MINDANAO EXPOSE’)

DATU MONTAWAL, Maguindanao --- Families of flood victims caused by Tropical Cyclone Vinta received relief packs from this local government, provincial government of Maguindanao, and the autonomous regional government.

Vice Mayor Datu Ohto Montawal said 11 barangays had been flooded since the occurrence of Tropical Depression Vinta.

“The water level even reached the national highway, ”Vice-Mayor Montawal said.

 Mayor Vicman Montawal said the local government of Datu Montawal initially extended relief assistance followed by the aid from the provincial government of Maguindanao and the ARMM government.

“The provincial government gave 2,000 relief packs of assorted goods, while the ARMM government through its Humanitarian Emergency Assistance Response Team extended 1,000 packs of rice,” Mayor Montawal said.

Meanwhile, the local government is drawing up contingencies to strengthen its disaster preparedness and mitigation mechanism in times of disaster such as this. (GILMHAR A. LAO & ANNE ACOSTA– MINDANAO EXPOSE’)