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00:00A large part of Quezon City and San Juan was also flooded.
00:04In the middle of that, there is a bridge that was blocked.
00:07Witnessed by Mark Salazar, Tina Panganiban-Perez, and Ivan Mayrina.
00:15Kapuso, this is a quick update here in Araneta Avenue, near Quezon Avenue.
00:21After an hour or more, the rain stopped.
00:26And as of now, we can see that the rain is partially stopping here in Araneta Avenue.
00:33However, it is now browned out here because the electricity was turned off.
00:37Because there are a lot of houses here that were flooded.
00:39And the rain here in Araneta Avenue is still not over.
00:43And because of the continuous rain, from last night until the whole afternoon,
00:47the north ramp of the Skyway was closed.
00:52As you can see, it's already dark here.
00:54We can't show you, but the north ramp of the Skyway is still closed.
01:00And according to the residents we talked to, even those who have been living here for decades,
01:06they say that this is one of the worst floods they have seen here in their area, in Araneta Avenue.
01:13And you know us, Atom, these floods are measured in our body parts.
01:19Up to the knee, up to the left, up to the neck.
01:21But these people here, their measurements now,
01:24two people, or more than half of the population, are affected by the floods.
01:28And aside from the floods, there is also a strong current, or the flow of water.
01:32And that's what caused the 18-year-old mother, Micaela Bravo, to be rescued.
01:39Her child was born just before 10 in the morning,
01:43as a result of the high tide here.
01:45And it took a few hours before Micaela was rescued,
01:49because she needed to be placed on a spine board.
01:51And as of now, the good news is that Micaela and her baby boy were brought to the East Avenue Medical Center
01:58and they were both rescued.
02:00Meanwhile, the search and rescue operations are still ongoing.
02:07There are no search operations because all are accounted for.
02:09We have not received any reports of missing people.
02:13But the search and rescue operations are still ongoing for some of the residents here
02:18because there are a lot of people, especially at the deepest point,
02:21up to 15 feet deep,
02:25and it almost reached some houses on the third floor, or the floor.
02:32In the middle of the heavy rain,
02:34the rescue operations in Barangay Bagong Silangan are not stopped.
02:38Even the pets were not left behind.
02:41Others just walked until the heavy rain.
02:44They are carrying heavy items.
02:46Just last night, we warned you to get ready.
02:49We evacuated a lot last night,
02:51but our rescuers could not do it at the same time
02:55because we were the last ones to take care of her.
02:59Because she was already drowned.
03:00Some were told not to leave the house,
03:03especially those who have a house on the second floor
03:05and are close to the main road, which is not flooded.
03:08The pets are close to the main road.
03:12That's why they asked for help from the rescuers.
03:17They waited for the water to reach that deep
03:21so that they can secure their items in their house.
03:28The main road is just a few steps away,
03:31so the rescuers were not put in danger.
03:38Ma'am, why did you ask for help just now?
03:41No, we were there because we carried our items.
03:45We are monitoring here.
03:47There are people here.
03:48So that if there is a flood,
03:49any moment they can come here.
03:51Many streets in Quezon City were flooded,
03:54like some parts of Mindanao Avenue.
03:57The water from Pasong Tamo Bridge
04:00almost reached the road.
04:02Some parts of Congressional Avenue were also flooded.
04:06Some youths made a swimming pool
04:08in a part of Luzon Avenue
04:10which was also flooded.
04:12They did not hesitate to stop the cars
04:14to stop the water.
04:16Until this afternoon, the rescue operation in San Juan City
04:20became widespread
04:21when the water reached a dangerous point
04:24even for residents who are used to floods.
04:26In Barangay San Perfecto,
04:28children, women, and the elderly
04:30were first rescued.
04:32Adults rushed to the flood
04:36to rescue their belongings.
04:38But there are residents who will not leave
04:41even if the water is already on the second floor.
04:44Have you not rescued them yet?
04:46Not yet, not yet.
04:47Why?
04:48I have a third floor.
04:50Maybe the water did not reach the third floor.
04:53Maybe not.
04:54The water in San Juan
04:56comes from the higher part of Quezon City
04:59and you can see the stream
05:01from the top to the bottom of San Juan.
05:03One of the things that the local government of San Juan
05:06is monitoring
05:07are their creeks
05:09like this one in Barangay Valencia.
05:11Because of this flood,
05:14a lot of residents are affected.
05:16By the afternoon,
05:18more and more people were evacuating to San Juan Gym.
05:22Residents in Barangay Rosario, Pasig City
05:25were also evacuated.
05:27For GMA Integrated News,
05:29Mark Salazar,
05:31Tina Panganiban Perez,
05:33Ivan Meirena,
05:34your Saksi.
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