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00:00Good evening, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
00:04Whatever time it is now, the typhoon Helen will enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility,
00:12which will move faster.
00:14The typhoon Helen has passed through the land, but the storm is still strong.
00:19It's raining, just like in Palawan.
00:21Live, Joseph Mora.
00:24Joseph.
00:26Vicky Emil, many municipalities in Palawan were affected by the typhoon.
00:31According to the Palawan Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council,
00:34more than 6,000 residents were affected by the typhoon.
00:43This is not a river, but rice fields that were affected by the continuous rain
00:47caused by the strong winds brought by the typhoon Henir.
00:49Some residents are already banking to return to their homes.
00:53Animals are also being left on the streets.
00:56Some houses are already covered in water.
00:59To find out how high the water has risen in many rice fields here in Rojas in Palawan,
01:06we brought Kuya there to a rice field that looks like a river,
01:11and the water is already up to his chest.
01:14Many of the rice fields here, what we were told,
01:17the rice fields are about to wither.
01:20All of this, it's all rotten.
01:23It started on Friday.
01:25And then last night, it really deepened.
01:30You didn't evacuate?
01:33We evacuated.
01:35I just went back to my house.
01:37How long do you think it will last?
01:39It's still a long time.
01:41It might last until Saturday.
01:45Because it's still raining.
01:46Yes, it's still raining.
01:47The rain continues.
01:48This was caught by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Office of the LDO on September 15,
01:53and it can be seen how strong the waves are in the sea.
01:56Some residents of Barangay Bibeladan, an isolated area, were rescued.
02:02In Barangay Abongan in Taytay, Palawan, there are also many rivers.
02:06This disaster started yesterday.
02:08The rice fields are already submerged because the rivers are flooding again.
02:11About to be arrested,
02:13just a few weeks ago, it was damaged.
02:17In the tourist town of San Vicente, the barangays are also flooded
02:21because of the unceasing rain.
02:23More than 500 families and 2,000 individuals were affected.
02:27They were evacuated to evacuation centers and schools.
02:30There was a landslide yesterday in Sito Makatumbalan, Barangay Poblacion.
02:34The MDRRMO immediately carried out a clearing operation.
02:38Earlier this morning, there was also a landslide in Barangay Kemdeng in San Vicente.
02:42That's why the roads there are not accessible.
02:45In Puerto Princesa City, Palawan,
02:47many houses in Barangay Siksikan were submerged in the flood.
02:50More than 80 families were affected and were already in the evacuation center.
02:55Some roads, like the National Highway, were flooded in Barangay San Jose.
02:59According to the Palawan Risk Reduction and Management Council,
03:02more than 2,000 families or about 6,000 individuals were affected by the floods
03:07from 11 municipalities here.
03:09More than 500 families or more than 2,000 individuals were affected by the floods.
03:20Emil, at this time, we are only experiencing heavy rains here in Royal City,
03:26even in Puerto Princesa in Palawan, Emil.
03:30Thank you very much, Joseph Moro.
03:39For more UN videos visit www.un.org

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