With 40 deaths, BARMM placed under state of calamity

• Published date: 29 October 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim has declared a state of calamity in the entire region on Saturday due to the devastating effects of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng where 40 deaths have been recorded so far.

'Some 80 to 100 others are still missing,' Ebrahim said, adding that 31 others were reported injured.

'In our meeting today, we assessed the situation that we need to declare a state of calamity in the region,' the chief minister said during a press briefing here.

'With this, we now instruct all BARMM ministries and offices to extend to the affected areas," he added.

Ebrahim said Maguindanao province was severely hit by flooding brought about by Paeng's heavy rains for the past two days.

Aside from Maguindanao, the BARMM also covers the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, the cities of Cotabato, Marawi, and Lamitan, and the 63 villages in six towns of North Cotabato.

In an updated situation report, he said figures from BARMM's Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence (READI) placed the death toll at 40, the bulk of which...