Children help a sickly woman cross a flooded section in Purok 6, Barangay Buhangin in Butuan City on Jan. 11, 2013. Tropical depression “Bising” has affected at least 1,628 or 5,962 persons in Butuan City.

“Bising” so far has affected 13,000 families in three Mindanao regions.

MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas