DAVAO CITY, Philippines - As failed flood control projects hound the headlines, a Davao environment group calls for alternative solutions. The Interface Development Intervention for Sustainability (IDIS) said that while…
WET ROADS: Barangay Bucana residents navigate through wet roads, where floods are often caused by high tides, heavy rain, and poor drainage systems.(Fayzah Inshirah Cosna A.Ala/davaotoday.com)
"Floodbath" became a buzz word on social in the past weeks after heavy rains inundated most parts of Davao City.
Almost 200,000 people all across Davao Region have been affected by floods and landslides brought by heavy rain since Tuesday, January 16.
A resident from Purok 6 in Barangay Bago Gallera, gathers her kitchenware as she waits for water ration, one of the few things she saved from the raging flood that engulfed their barangay on the late night of November 8, 2023. (Kath Cortez/davaotoday.com)