SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR — Continuous moderate to heavy rains triggered by a prevailing shear line and generally bad weather have inundated vast portions of the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Agusan del Sur. The situation forced families in low-lying communities to evacuate, disaster officials said. The marsh — often described as the natural catch basin of runoff from surrounding mountain ranges — has absorbed days worth of relentless rainfall. Rivers and tributaries feeding into the Agusan River Basin have breached critical levels, spilling into nearby barangays. In an advisory on Sunday, the Office of Civil Defense in Caraga […]... Keep on reading: Heavy rains swell Agusan Marsh; families flee rising floodwaters