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00:00After the strong wind and rain of Hurricane Nika hit the town of Dilasag in Aurora,
00:14heavy rain fell from the fallen trees to the destroyed houses and other structures.
00:21In Dilasag, Hurricane Nika landfalled yesterday.
00:25I was just lying there because it was so strong.
00:29And my neighbor was moving up and up, so I was really scared.
00:38I remember what happened yesterday. I was crying yesterday.
00:43I thought even our house was shaking because of the strong wind.
00:52I was praying. I said, that's enough. Stop it. I said that.
01:01I was scared.
01:04The river also overflowed there, so three barangays were isolated.
01:09The water level is still high and the storm is strong here,
01:12so barangay Diagyan cannot go to the municipality of Dilasag in Aurora.
01:19Even the motorists going to Dinapigue, Isabela, cannot pass through.
01:24But there are people who are still trying to cross the river.
01:27I'm not afraid anymore because I can go to my loved ones in Dilasag so I can meet them.
01:36There's no communication, ma'am.
01:38We are trying to contact them now, but as I said, they are still isolated.
01:47Even if it's sunny today, we still cannot cross the river.
01:55Will they receive relief help if the water level goes up?
01:58Yes, that's what will happen.
02:00In the neighboring town of Kasiguran, there is no more flood, but the storm left a strong impression.
02:06The strong wind washed away 101 bananas in this field.
02:10Even if we cry, there's nothing we can do. It's really a storm.
02:13It will take four years for the new banana trees to grow and bear fruit.
02:20Family food packs have been given to affected residents.
02:23The LGU officials are carrying out clearing operations to remove the affected people from the road.
02:29But there is still no electricity in Kasiguran and Dilasag.
02:32It may take another month before there is electricity supply in Dilasag.
02:37A lot of posts have run out of electricity.
02:39The communication line is still difficult.
02:42The province of Aurora remains alert for the upcoming storms.
02:46We need to be prepared to avoid a disaster.
02:50We also need to take care of our families.
02:55We should not leave our homes unattended.
03:02It should be strong.
03:03If we need to evacuate, we are already doing so.
03:12Let's go!
03:14Let's go!
03:16This house was also hit by a landslide near the river in Bagau, Cagayan.
03:23There are no people inside because the owner of the house was in Togegaraw City.
03:27The flood in Togegaraw City is high.
03:30Only a few houses can be seen.
03:33Residents are using boats to get home their belongings and food.
03:36Almost 1,000 families are in evacuation centers.
03:40Even if the flood is getting worse, they will not be allowed to go home because of the storm.
03:46The flood in Ilagan City in Isabela is also high and wide.
03:49That's why some residents climbed on the roof of their houses.
03:53In Santiago City, aside from the flood, residents are preparing for the destruction of their houses.
04:00Mang Amado was able to remove the iron from the house.
04:03At around 2 p.m., the wind suddenly increased.
04:07That's why this happened.
04:10The roof was also removed and other establishments were damaged.
04:14In Etiague City, they are working to repair the damaged roof of some residents.
04:20Among those who were destroyed, Ms. Leticia's house was one of them.
04:23I hope someone will notice us and help us.
04:28There are still three roads that cannot pass through Etiague,
04:31including the road to San Isidro City.
04:34This is the part of the road that goes to Fogo Bridge.
04:37But because the river is flowing, it cannot be passed by residents and motorists.
04:42Authorities are also preparing for the upcoming storm.
04:47We are replenishing the goods.
04:51We have a strategic plan.
04:55In the region side, we have preposition goods and responders.
05:03In the forest, we also have those.
05:05The flood destroyed rice and corn crops in the town of Tumawini.
05:09The water of Abuklao, Binga and San Roque Dacks is also being lost.
05:14The gates of Magat Dack will also remain open in the middle of the Ophel Storm.
05:19The storm is expected to be a tropical cyclone, Pepito, according to the forecast.
05:24The Nica Flood was also hit by the Ophel Storm.
05:28The next storms are almost the same strength.
05:31They are making it difficult for the government to respond.
05:34I don't remember seeing this many times of this strength.
05:38It's possible that one is strong and the next one is strong.
05:42There is a wind of contempt.
05:44But it's not like the next one is strong.
05:46The fund is also worried.
05:48Just last week, President Bombong Marcos said
05:52that the quick response fund of the government is running out.
05:55But he said not to worry because it will be funded again.
05:58Historically, as early as October, sometimes September,
06:02the calamity fund of the national and local governments is running out.
06:07But the government always has a fund.
06:09We have assurance from DBM that we have enough funds
06:14for the next calamities until the end of December.
06:19According to the Department of Budget and Management,
06:22as of October 24, there are 30 billion quick response funds
06:27that are allocated to various agencies related to calamities
06:30such as DSWD, DILG, DPWH, and DOTR.
06:35More than half were used.
06:37But there is a National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund
06:41to fill the QRF.
06:43There is also a Contingent Fund, Unprogrammed Appropriations,
06:47and Local Government Support Fund.
06:49For Gemma Integrated News, James Agustin, your Saksi.