Flash floods hit parts of the Mindanao region in the Philippines today (June 29) after more than 12 hours of heavy rain.<br /><br />Onlooker Roland Balawag recorded the deluge overflowing into the road in Davao del Sur this morning.<br /><br />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."<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Onlooker Khrisna Casauran said they went to check on it on Sunday evening (June 28) to decide whether they should evacuate their homes.<br /><br />She said: "I was scared because the floodwater is strong. It appears to reach the bridge.<br /><br />More 300 families were forced to leave their homes and spend the night on evacuation centers after the overnight rains.<br /><br />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."<br /><br />The affected families are still staying in the centers until the local government gives the go signal to safely return to their homes.
