Flash floods shut down portions of Maasim, Sarangani highway

Flash floods shut down portions of Maasim, Sarangani highway

KORONADAL CITY – Hours of rain in Maasim, Sarangani  triggered flash floods at 3 p.m. on and Monday and shut down portions of the national highway linking the town to General Santos City. Arlene Hollero, Maasim Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (MMDRRM) officer, said in a report that the national highway remained closed to traffic as of 7 p.m. Heavy downpour triggered by the inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) was experienced i…

Upland rains trigger flash flood in Maasim

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 07 October 2025) — A sudden flash flood turned a highway in Maasim, Sarangani Province into a muddy torrent on Monday afternoon, sweeping rocks, sticks, and debris across the road and stranding travelers for hours. Videos shared online captured the early moments of the flash flood along Purok Tinago in Barangay Poblacion. Muddy water, branches, and rocks surged onto the highway, stranding motorcycles and cars.  R…