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Members of the Apalit MDRRMO and the Apalit Municipal Police Station conduct a search and retrieval operation after a 19-year-old man drowned in a flooded area in Barangay Colgante, Apalit, Pampanga, on August 18, 2026. Mayor Jun Tetangco and Vice Mayor Peter Nucom led the operation. Photo courtesy of MDRRMO Apalit

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HABAGAT-FLOODING-Apalit

Gracie Rutao

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178815151919220260819-habagat-flooding-apalit-MDRRMO4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Members of the Apalit MDRRMO and the Apalit Municipal Police Station conduct a search and retrieval operation after a 19-year-old man drowned in a flooded area in Barangay Colgante, Apalit, Pampanga, on August 18, 2026. Mayor Jun Tetangco and Vice Mayor Peter Nucom led the operation. <em>Photo courtesy of MDRRMO Apalit </em></span></span></span></div><p>PAMPANGA — More than 1 million residents in Pampanga have been affected by widespread flooding triggered by continuous monsoon rains, according to the latest provincial disaster report.</p><p>As of 8 p.m. on August 30, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office reported 326,907 families or 1,047,664 individuals affected across 401 barangays in 20 cities and municipalities.</p><p>Floodwaters reached as high as 10 feet in some areas, with the deepest flooding reported in parts of San Agustin in Candaba. Several communities in Lubao, Guagua, Macabebe, Masantol, Apalit, San Simon and other low-lying areas also remained submerged.</p><p>At least 181 barangays have recorded evacuations, involving 4,622 families or more than 17,000 individuals, according to the disaster report.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/12/pampanga-under-state-of-calamity-due-to-severe-flooding-1512">Pampanga under state of calamity due to severe flooding</a></div><p>Flooding has also disrupted transportation, with several barangays and connecting roads declared impassable to light vehicles.</p><p>Affected routes include portions of roads in Masantol, San Simon, San Luis, Mexico, Apalit, City of San Fernando, Minalin, Lubao and Candaba.</p><p>Some roads were completely closed, while others remained passable only to heavy vehicles.</p><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=315&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F2263209257772622%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="315" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><p>Authorities continue to monitor critical road networks and conduct pumping, clearing, sandbagging and other emergency measures.</p><p>Several monitoring stations along the Pampanga River Basin have also recorded elevated water levels.</p><p>At 5 p.m. on August 30, water levels at Arayat, Candaba, Sasmuan and Sulipan had reached or exceeded their respective alert or alarm thresholds, based on data from the PAGASA Pampanga River Basin Flood Forecasting and Warning Center.</p><p>The flooding has also caused extensive damage to the province’s agricultural sector.</p><p>The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist estimated total losses at P1.25 billion, affecting more than 40,000 farmworkers.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Provincial Vet Office estimated additional losses of more than P22.2 million involving livestock and egg production.</p><p>Floodwaters and erosion have also damaged roads, river walls, dikes and slope protection structures across the province.</p><p>Among the most significant reported infrastructure damage is a collapsed concrete slope protection structure in the Minalin area, with an estimated cost of P200 million.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/8/30/minalin-lgu-enforces-forced-evacuation-as-gugu-river-breaches-tail-dike-0903">Minalin LGU enforces forced evacuation as Gugu River breaches tail dike</a></div><p>Authorities have also documented major erosion and damage to dikes in Candaba, Guagua, Lubao, Sta. Rita, Mexico and other flood-prone areas.</p><p>Sandbagging, temporary barriers, clearing operations and preemptive evacuations are being carried out in several critical locations while engineering teams assess the damage.</p><p>Provincial and local disaster officials continue to monitor flooded communities, waterways and critical infrastructure as rains persist across Pampanga.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gbc4haIzDbE?si=fz85r8G9OVVoY79w" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>More than 1 million residents in Pampanga have been affected by widespread flooding triggered by continuous monsoon rains, according to the latest provincial disaster report.</p>

More than 1 million residents in Pampanga have been affected by widespread flooding triggered by continuous monsoon rains, according to the latest provincial disaster report.

Over 1 million Pampanga residents affected by flooding as damage tops P1.2B

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Over 1 million Pampanga residents affected by flooding as damage tops P1.2B

Gracie Rutao

Published August 31, 2026 01:01 PM PHT

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Updated August 31, 2026 01:59 PM PHT

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