Calumpit, Bulacan placed under state of calamity
Calumpit, Bulacan placed under state of calamity
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00:00 Many towns in the province of Bulacan have been submerged in floodwaters as a result of the southwest monsoon and typhoon
00:07 Agai Calumpit in Bulacan is the first to be declared under a state of calamity Karen Villanda has the full story
00:14 The parents of John Mark or Sega are having a hard time accepting
00:25 What happened to their son who drowned in the irrigation of barangay, Santa Lucia, Calumpit on July 29
00:32 His body was recovered by Bulacan rescuers earlier today
00:36 According to the Calumpit rescue team the 30 year old man was drunk and drowned in the running water
00:42 John Mark is one of the two drowning victims in Bulacan amidst the high flooding in the entire province
00:49 in barangay Gatbuka, Calumpit, Bulacan
00:52 Instead of tricycles, boats are the main transportation due to the chest deep waters
00:57 Each passenger is charged 50 pesos for every ride
01:01 That's why Yo-Yong is earning more now in rowing boats than driving a tricycle
01:18 Power has been down in the area as the flood water level started to rise at 4 o'clock in the morning
01:24 That's why Joanne was forced to evacuate with her two-year-old child
01:29 It's already evacuated, it's already dangerous
01:31 There's no electricity, I have a small child
01:35 Inside my store, it's already here
01:39 At my aunt's, at my mom's
01:43 My brother followed me, I'm sorry
01:46 My husband was left behind
01:48 Calumpit, Bulacan was the first to declare to be under the state of calamity yesterday
01:53 The worth of damage to agriculture due to extensive flooding has reached over 3 million pesos
02:00 while more than 15,000 individuals are affected by the flood
02:04 In addition to Calumpit, Hagone, Bulacan is also submerged in flood water
02:09 as well as the Doro Fairs in Malolos, Bulacan
02:12 Earlier, the provincial government distributed relief goods to Barangay Santa Cruz, Gigantobo, Bulacan
02:19 where many residents have been submerged in the flood water for some days now
02:24 I have a child, that's why I immediately evacuated them
02:27 I said, "My God, I hope there's someone who will have mercy on us, that we will be given food"
02:33 I said, "Sir, there's someone who will help us, go to the barangay"
02:38 He said, "We're all alone, we don't have anyone, we're all alone, we're all going to eat"
02:45 The worsening flood in many areas in Bulacan is caused by the release of water from the Busta Stump
02:51 that reached 700 cubic meters per second
02:54 According to Governor Daniel Fernando, the local government was not notified by the DUM engineers
03:00 I know that they're worried that everything will be destroyed
03:04 because the land is weak
03:06 It's weak because the pipe is damaged
03:08 Of course, what material will they use?
03:11 They used their own material
03:13 They used it, so that's it
03:15 According to the DUM, they demanded that they have the...
03:18 How is the disaster?
03:20 ...the disaster, according to our PDRM
03:22 Bulacan is prone to flooding, that's why building dikes in coastal areas and dredging rivers
03:27 are part of the long-term plan that Governor Fernando wants in his province
03:32 During the past three months, we went to RSA
03:36 because they might be the ones who will build the San Miguel Corporation
03:42 or they have an investor
03:44 We told Governor Garcia, Governor Pineda, and me
03:50 that we will put a public-private partnership here in this coastal road
03:55 which is also a flood control
03:59 Karen Villanta for the Nation