Rumaragasang baha dahil sa umapaw na ilog, nagpalubog sa maraming bahagi ng Camarines Sur; may mga sasakyang tila lumutang

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00:00One of the most flooded areas in the Bicol region is the Camarines Sewer

00:07where it rained for almost 3 months for 24 hours.

00:13From Naga City, we are live with John Consulta.

00:18John, how is the situation there?

00:20Well, the flood hit Naga City after the Christine Flood hit their city.

00:34Floods were pouring in our area last night as the Christine Flood approached the Camarines Sewer.

00:45The water was so strong that some motorcycles and eight-wheeled vehicles could not move.

01:04Many houses near the road were suddenly flooded.

01:08That is why they were dispatched to ask for help from the rescue units.

01:15In this cellphone video, you can see the water level rising in a subdivision in Naga City.

01:20They were asked to ask for help.

01:26The next day, this is what happened to the residents.

01:29Vehicles, SUVs, and cars were piled up like matchboxes.

01:36According to the residents, there was a flash flood in the middle of the rain.

01:43The vehicles that came from that area,

01:47were picked up and brought to this area.

01:52They were piled up here.

01:54Some of the vehicles were already floating.

01:58That is why we were trying to pull them out.

02:03These three vehicles that came from the subdivision that was hit by the flash flood were brought to the river.

02:09They were brought to Naga City LGU.

02:13First of all, the river swelled.

02:18The concrete fence was broken.

02:23Because of that, the water entered the subdivision.

02:29Around 30% of the entire territorial jurisdiction of Naga was flooded.

02:38Around 70% of our population was affected by the flood.

02:48First time. This is unprecedented.

02:52All of the houses were flooded.

02:55There was a mix of white.

02:57That is why they were forced to go up to the second floor to be saved.

03:00According to Naga LGU, even though it is usually flooded when there is a flash flood,

03:04they only experienced the heavy rain that fell on 24 hours of continuous rain.

03:12By around 2 o'clock or 1 o'clock in the morning,

03:16there was 700 millimeters of accumulated rainfall.

03:22Meanwhile, the normal or monthly average rainfall of Naga is around 230 to 235.

03:31So, almost 2.5 months of equivalent rain that fell within 24 hours.

03:39Let's add, because Naga is a part of the Bicol River Basin,

03:45the flood water of Albaay, of Rinconada,

03:50entered the city of Naga.

03:55It was a combination of flash floods at the same time,

03:59the volume of water,

04:01what happened was very abnormal.

04:03What happened in the city of Naga is very much similar to what happened in Metro Manila in Ondoy.

04:10We are used to floods up to Bewang,

04:13that is why our trucks,

04:15actually we are prepared with heavy equipment,

04:21but this is what is not good,

04:23what happened is that even our 6x6 trucks,

04:28they were not able to go to the rescue areas.

04:34For now, Naga needs a lot to recover,

04:38especially when their number of evacuees reached 30,000.

04:42We need additional rescue equipment,

04:45we need additional rescue boats,

04:47the need for food,

04:49because now almost all of our families are closed,

04:56because they are still drowning in the flood.

04:58Of course, the housing equipment,

05:00because there are a lot of houses that will surely need to be built.

05:09At this time, Mel, there is still no electricity in the entire city of Naga,

05:16and some establishments, like the one behind me,

05:19are just running their generator sets.

05:22And for now, it is difficult to buy basic needs and supplies,

05:27because a lot of establishments are still closed until now.

05:31That is the latest.

05:33John, on social media,

05:35you know, there were a lot of requests and appeals for help.

05:38A lot of people were trapped in their homes

05:42because of the heavy rain.

05:44Is there an update on that?

05:46What about the residents who were not rescued there?

05:54Yes, Mel, we actually got footage of the deployment.

05:58The Philippine Army helped here,

06:01and the Philippine Coast Guard also rescued people

06:05from different cities and municipalities here in Camarinas Sur.

06:10And from what we got,

06:12the number of evacuees is huge, Mel.

06:1530,000 in Naga City.

06:20That's where they are.

06:22And from what we know,

06:26it is possible that this number will increase in the coming days.

06:28But what is clear here, Mel, is that the need is huge.

06:31Not only in Naga, but in the entire province of Camarinas Sur,

06:35in food, relief goods, and help,

06:37so that our fellow countrymen here

06:40can reach their homes

06:43because of the heavy rain, Mel.

06:46Thank you very much, John Consulta.

06:58For more information, visit www.fema.gov

Rumaragasang baha dahil sa umapaw na ilog, nagpalubog sa maraming bahagi ng Camarines Sur; may mga sasakyang tila lumutang | 24 Oras

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