78% of monthly rainfall falls on Davao Region in 24 hours; bridge collapses in Callawa, Davao City
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 May 2026)– Almost a whole month’s worth of rain fell over the Davao Region in a span of 24 hours, the Office of Civil Defen…
78% of monthly rainfall falls on Davao Region in 24 hours; bridge collapses in Callawa, Davao City
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 May 2026)– Almost a whole month’s worth of rain fell over the Davao Region in a span of 24 hours, the Office of Civil Defense said. In an advisory sent on its official Facebook Page at 5:19 p.m., 19 May, the OCD XI said the highest recorded rainfall, on the evening of 18 May, amounted to 129 millimeters, according to data from the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. The rainfall translates to almost 80% of the annual monthly precipitation average for the region. The rains, according to several advisories from various disaster councils and response teams, were a result of an Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and Easterlies. A bridge connecting Mandug Buhangin distict and Callawa Calinan district is destroyed by flood waters Monday, 18 May 2026. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO The Regional Disaster Risk Response and Management C...
