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00:00A boat capsized in the town of Pangasinan earlier following a storm surge.
00:05The impact of Hurricane Christine was felt in other places in Northern Luzon.
00:10J.P. Soriano is the witness.
00:13J.P.?
00:15Dear viewers, Hurricane Christine did not directly hit the province of Ilocos Norte,
00:20but the action of local officials was quick and it was immediately evacuated.
00:24The residents who live in the barangays are the ones who are most affected,
00:28but on the other hand, the town and province of Luzon and other towns in Luzon
00:35felt the impact of Hurricane Christine.
00:44Hurricane Christine did not put Isabela to sleep.
00:47Before the landfall in the town of Divilacan last night,
00:52strong winds and heavy rains continued.
00:56It continued until dawn.
00:59The rice fields in the town of Tumawini were flooded.
01:03The Pinakanawan River also flooded the farms and roads.
01:09The Pinakanawan River and the Cagayan River collided.
01:12So our low-lying barangays are very critical.
01:15That's why we're here at the evacuation center to give food packs to our evacuees.
01:2322 barangays were flooded.
01:27The roof of a school in Buguay, Cagayan, was opened due to the strong winds of the typhoon.
01:33The width of the flood hit the Tuguegarao, Cagayan.
01:40In the Natonin Mountain Province, a vehicle was left behind
01:44when it collided in front of the mixed white and stone from the mountains due to the rain.
01:51Fortunately, the vehicle was saved.
01:55It also rained in Baguio City.
01:57Some landslide-prone barangays such as Barangay Lower Quirino Hill were also guarded.
02:02Our real problem here is soil erosion.
02:05Especially when the soil is saturated for several days,
02:09and then suddenly the heavy rain comes.
02:11It's a big problem.
02:12The garbage in City Lagoon was removed so that no one would get wet.
02:19The typhoon Christine also hit the coast of Alon in the Pangasinan Sea.
02:25It caused a storm surge in several towns and villages,
02:29such as Binmalay where more than 300 residents were evacuated.
02:35Boats were towed and unloaded.
02:38But there was one boat that crashed into the town.
02:41It crashed around 11 o'clock last night.
02:44They will call the attentions of the Coast Guard.
02:47In Lingayet, the baywalk was flooded and trees fell due to the strong winds.
02:52We were evacuated at 3 o'clock because the flood was too much.
02:5697 families, about 357 individuals were affected.
03:03The number of motorists in Quirino, Ilocos Sur was already flooded.
03:08According to the PDRRMO of Ilocos Sur,
03:11more than 1,500 residents from 12 towns and 2 cities in the province were evacuated.
03:18In the afternoon, it rained and there was a lot of wind in Ilocos Norte.
03:22The residents of Ilocos Sur and Dike were evacuated early.
03:27This is the damaged Dike in front of Padsan River.
03:31This is the Dike that was damaged by the typhoon Julian.
03:34The repair is ongoing but the typhoon Christine hit it.
03:38Next to it is the West Philippine Sea.
03:41The residents here were evacuated to the evacuation center in Pangamba
03:46where soil erosion occurred.
03:48The damaged Dike is eroding so their house is nearby.
03:55More than 50 families are in the evacuation center.
03:58Like John Ale, the children were evacuated first and their caretaker, Madel, was brought back.
04:09According to the LGU of Ilocos Norte,
04:14more than 350,000 hectares of rice and corn were damaged by the typhoon Christine.
04:24But according to them, this is only a small percentage compared to the previous typhoons
04:28because the farmers were able to harvest their crops early before the typhoon Christine hit.
04:34And live from Ilocos Norte, I am JP Soriano, your Saksi.