Baha sa Antipolo City, umabot sa bubong! | Reporter’s Notebook
Aired (September 7, 2024): Sa paghagupit ng bagyong #EntengPH, maraming lugar sa bansa ang lumubog sa baha kabilang na ang mga bayan sa probinsya ng Rizal. Ang ilang residente sa Antipolo City, nagpasaklolo matapos umabot sa bubong ang baha. Ang ilang sasakyan, tinangay pa ng rumaragasang tubig.
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00:00In the aftermath of the quake, a resident was called for help after the flood reached their roof.
00:10We're here on the third floor of the attic because my roof is already submerged.
00:14My neighbors' roofs are also submerged up to here.
00:18It's on the other side.
00:20We're rescuing, guys. We're rescuing.
00:22I have kids. Although we're on the third floor, we're worried that the flood might reach the third floor.
00:28He's with his kids and siblings on the roof of the house.
00:32I don't understand what I'm using.
00:34What's important is the safety of my kids and siblings here.
00:38San Luis, Antipolo City, for rescue, please.
00:47They just waited for the flood to reach their area.
00:50This is the road.
00:52This is the road. This is our road.
00:56Because of the strong rain and the softness of the ground, landslides occurred in Antipolo City.
01:03This is one of the houses of Miguelita, who was hit by the quake.
01:11He was accompanied by two minors who were sleeping next to him.
01:19The rescuers and police helped Miguelita and the two minors.
01:25This is your house.
01:30But the rescue was not easy because of the continuous rain and the thick mud that covered the house.
01:40Just a moment.
01:41Cover it. Cover it.
01:43A body was hit by the thick mud.
01:47This is where Miguelita's body hit.
01:50Push it. Push it.
01:52Just push it. Just push it.
01:55Just push it.
01:58After a few minutes, the body of Lex, who was hit by the quake, was found dead.
02:03He was 15 years old.
02:04Just push it. Just push it.
02:07More than an hour later, rescuers found the body of another victim, Junior, who was 13 years old.
02:26They were rushed to the hospital, but the victims were already on the verge of death.
02:34Two days after the tragedy, we found Miguelita's mother, Ms. Salvation.
02:40Later on, my nephew ran away.
02:43He said, auntie, call the rescuers.
02:47His sister, Ella, was missing.
02:51Ma'am, the earthquake hit our land.
02:56But I think it still has electricity.
02:58Because the lava was like popping and it was colorful.
03:01Because the wires were still there.
03:04My son's life was really hard.
03:09Because I really can't stop thinking that the quake will come.
03:14Because before, ma'am, when I was in my place, I was really scared.
03:19Then that land, ma'am, now I'm really scared because I need to breathe.
03:26That's why I really can't imagine that it will happen.
03:31Miguelita's firstborn was the one who was rescued.
03:35It's hard to accept as a mother that you will lose your child next.
03:40Even my grandson.
03:41On the same day that Miguelita's house was hit by the quake,
03:46there was a flash flood and landslide in the neighboring barangay of San Luis.
03:51A house was hit by a roaring flood.
03:55There are two more there, the mother.
03:59In this cellphone video, residents who are worried can be heard.
04:03In this cellphone video, residents who are worried can be heard.
04:07After the news, five members of the Negro family were lost, including a one-year-old boy.
04:15The rescuers immediately responded to find the missing family.
04:22A few moments later,
04:23A few moments later,
04:29The two members of the family were found, a one-year-old boy and his mother, both dead.
04:37But the three members of the family are still missing.
04:40Because of the strong rain, the retriever operation had to be stopped.
04:48The next day, the search for the three missing members was continued.
04:53The rescuers pulled the rope attached to a big rock.
04:58While the other rescuers were tying the rope,
05:02but later on, the rain poured again,
05:05so the retrieval operation became more difficult.
05:10The water was getting thicker,
05:12so it was difficult to move the big rock
05:15to know if someone was trapped under it.
05:19Before 4 p.m.,
05:21the three missing members of the family were found under the rope.
05:26The father of a one-year-old boy was the first to be recovered.
05:31But the retrieval operation had to be stopped before it gets dark.
05:36We cannot gamble the lives of our rescuers.
05:43Actually, these two days were tiring.
05:46But because they understood the feelings of the victims,
05:48they were forced to do their best.
05:52The next day, September 4,
05:55the Antipolo Police and the barangay officials
05:58and other troops were with us.
06:00We went to the place where the three days of the retrieval operation were being conducted.
06:05It has been three days.
06:07There are five victims and two who have not yet been rescued.
06:11The mother, who is 28 years old,
06:15her husband, and her one-year-old son.
06:20The grandmother, who is 55 years old,
06:23and the eight-year-old boy are missing.
06:26Sir, we are here.
06:30When we arrived at the place,
06:34we were able to reach more than 20 rescuers
06:38who were helping to remove the ropes under the rope.
06:45When we saw that, we strongly believed that
06:49hopefully, we will be able to get one.
06:53But the sun is not yet setting.
06:56Suddenly, it started to rain heavily again.
06:59This is when the rescuers decided to stop the retrieval operation again.
07:04For now, we will stop the search for the cadaver.
07:09We will stop it, especially if it starts to rain heavily again
07:12because the water is getting stronger.
07:15In the distance, we noticed a man
07:19who seemed to be desperate to stop the operation.
07:25This is where we found out that he is the son of the victims of the flash flood.
07:30It has been three days since we were able to get him.
07:33We are not able to find him.
07:37There is nothing we can do because it has been three days since we were able to get him.
07:42I am thankful that they were able to find him.
07:46But it is not enough.
07:49Ian's story is very surprising to see
07:53that his family's house is now flooded.
07:58I was in the other side of the road.
08:02My wife woke me up.
08:04When I woke up, the house was no longer there.
08:08It was on the other side of the road.
08:12My wife woke me up.
08:27According to the official of Barangay San Luis,
08:30this is one of the worst effects of the flash flood they have experienced.
08:41They also said that they did not often visit their barangay.
08:44We did not identify it as a landslide prone area.
08:47Like any other areas here in Barangay San Luis,
08:50it is not included in the flood prone area.
08:55We have decided to stop the search for the body.
09:02Today, on September 5,
09:04the barangay stopped the search and retrieval operations for the two relatives of Ian.
09:10According to the barangay,
09:12they will continue the search for the Philippine Coast Guard.
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