Low-lying portions of Asuncion town and Tagum City were among the affected areas after rainfall and water from the higher parts of the province trickled down and swelled the nearby river.
On Wednesday, Jubahib ordered the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) to distribute food packs to the affected families displaced by floods.
Displaced families
In Tagum City, 195 families have received food provisions and were temporarily sheltered in evacuation centers.
Eighty-five (85) families from Barangay Cuambogan were housed in Catalan Elementary School, and 110 families from Barangay San Miguel also took shelter in San Miguel Elementary and High School on Wednesday evening.
A 57-year-old man from the same barangay was found dead after the rampaging flood waters drowned him, citing a report from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC).
5-year-old dies
In Asuncion town, the PSWDO also gave food provisions and other assistance to the Libante Family of Barangay Cabaywa, after their 5-year-old daughter drowned because of onrushing canal water.
Several displaced families affected by the floods from Barangay Cabaywa also received food packs and hot meals. They were housed in the Kapalong College of Agriculture, Sciences, and Technology (KCAST) Evacuation Center in Kapalong town.
Jubahib said the provincial government of Davao del Norte is in constant coordination with the Local Government Units to deliver much-needed goods and services to the displaced Dabaonons affected by flooding.
He added that his administration is currently assessing how many families from other LGUs were affected by the flooding. (PR)
Photos from PSWDO