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00:00And the people of Laguna will have a hard time crossing the road after this flood due to the flood of the river.
00:07And the witness is Mark Salazar.
00:13Since last night, a large part of Mapitak in Laguna was isolated
00:17until the water reached some parts of Manila East Road, which is the main thoroughfare.
00:23Only a large truck and bus can cross.
00:27A smaller truck can get stuck, so it pushes the residents.
00:33There is no chance for the motorists to cross if they don't help the residents.
00:39The flood is the effect of the flooding of the Mapitak-Santa Maria River
00:43due to the unforeseen rain last night.
00:47In Pila and Santa Cruz, Laguna, an irrigation channel was flooded.
00:52The barangay residents, including Bau, woke up to the high tide earlier.
00:57From 2.30am, we already had water.
01:02So you didn't sleep?
01:04No.
01:06I went to my son and I went to sleep at 9am.
01:10When I woke up, my mattress was wet.
01:13Even their livelihood is in danger, just like the fish and pork.
01:17It's good that the rain stopped, unlike the effects of the typhoon Carina and Habagat last month.
01:24It stopped, but if it doesn't stop, it will go up to here.
01:29How long did it last?
01:31It's early.
01:33But if it doesn't stop, what will happen?
01:35It will go straight up to our house.
01:38Because the orange rainfall is still falling in Laguna,
01:42Laguna PDRRMO is watching the four major rivers in their area that can overflow and flood.
01:50For GMA Integrated News, Mark Salazar, your eyewitness.
01:57The Nagas City in Camarinasul was flooded in a state of calamity due to the effects of the typhoon Enteng.
02:02The high tide also stopped due to the strong rain.
02:05The effects of the typhoon Enteng in Bicol and some parts of Calabarzon
02:09is a testament to the success of the June Generation.
02:16The residents who were evacuated this morning in the town of Lopez, Quezon,
02:20were carried on the shoulders of some rescuers.
02:23When the rain stopped, the rainfall in Siniguelas was still high in Barangay Gomez.
02:28That's why the officials of the barangay still don't want to make sure.
02:31You won't be allowed to rescue anymore?
02:35I don't know what to do.
02:38It's okay now, maybe it won't rain again.
02:40It suddenly started to rain.
02:42Maybe it won't rain again.
02:44But the problem of the responders from the barangay is that when the flood rises again,
02:49when the rain falls again, they will be the ones who will have a hard time.
02:53They will have a hard time getting in and they will have a hard time rescuing.
02:58That's the problem.
02:59And deep inside, that's where we are having a hard time.
03:03We can't rescue anymore.
03:05Barangay Gomez is considered a catch basin,
03:08that's why it's usually flooded when the rain is heavy.
03:11Some places in the town of Pitogo and Tagkawayan were also flooded.
03:16In the part of Tagkawayan on the Quilino Highway,
03:18the trees fell.
03:20A motorist with a jackhammer cut a large branch to let the vehicles pass.
03:28In the town of Alabat, a strong wave hit the seaside and destroyed several boats.
03:36In Naga City, Camarinesu, 16 out of 27 barangays were flooded.
03:41Up to Bewang, the water reached the area of Nedcel.
03:44We were surprised because there were several floods here, unlike before.
03:49Ms. Erlinda's house was affected.
03:53It was too fast, that's why we thought it would rain until the morning.
03:56We don't have a place to stay.
03:59I sell armosal there in the morning.
04:02According to the local government,
04:04they experienced this kind of flood only recently,
04:07in the past three decades.
04:09The heavy rain was accompanied by high tide.
04:12The volume of water that was flooded was huge,
04:16around 250 millimeters.
04:21Ordinarily, according to our local weather forecaster,
04:27this can happen within one to two months.
04:33The LDRRMO confirmed that two people were affected by the flood.
04:38One was a man and the other was a woman.
04:42They were waiting for evacuation.
04:46What happened was that it was dark,
04:49there was still electricity, and the water was flooded.
04:52The other one was a child,
04:55who was also flooded.
04:58According to the barangay officials,
05:02he fell in bed, and his parents were not able to save him.
05:06Naga City was placed under a state of calamity.
05:09In the town of Milaor,
05:11several residents were affected by heavy floods.
05:14He fell in bed.
05:17All his belongings were on the floor.
05:19Floods and landslides.
05:21In Labo, Camarines Norte,
05:23a house was flooded because of the high water level in the river.
05:26There were no people inside.
05:28Some streets were flooded as well.
05:32Floods and strong winds swept the town.
05:36More than 100 residents were evacuated.
05:41In the town of Owas,
05:42books and other school supplies were damaged by the floods.
05:46Some students' parents were flooding the classrooms.
05:51The farmers in Pulanggi were also affected by the heavy rains.
05:55It is expected that it will rain this month.
05:58Communities near Mayon Volcano are advised
06:01to be alert for the possibility of flooding.
06:06According to President Bongbong Marcos,
06:08the government continues to monitor the weather
06:11and the flow of water.
06:13We are prepared for the aftermath of all of this.
06:16As usual, we have forwarded the needs.
06:20We will just have to wait for the weather
06:22to see what it will do.
06:24For GMI Integrated News,
06:26this is your June Veneration.
06:30The Bustos Dam in Bulacan has lost water
06:32after reaching its spilling level.
06:34Some parts of the province were also flooded.
06:37This is Chino Gaston.
06:42At the height of the floods,
06:44up to 20 places were affected.
06:46Residents who were evacuated here in Manilao Bulacan
06:49were not able to return to their homes.
06:51Zaira David and her children were among the 80 families
06:54in the evacuation centers.
06:56What did they leave behind?
06:58They were cleaning and returning their belongings.
07:01The floods that occurred today were not deep.
07:04And more than a few were affected in Manilao.
07:07The results were good
07:09because we noticed that last time there was a typhoon.
07:12People really didn't want to evacuate.
07:15But now, we noticed that more people are evacuating
07:18while the water level is still high.
07:23In other parts of Bulacan,
07:25the water level is very high.
07:27Because of the floods in some parts of San Jose, Patag
07:31in the town of Santa Maria,
07:34barangay officials continue to monitor
07:37to stop those who want to return.
07:43The Bustos Dam lost 1,300 cubic meters per second
07:48after its water level exceeded the spilling level.
07:52For GMA Integrated News,
07:54I'm Chino Gaston, your witness.
07:57We will now report on the situation in the dams.
08:00We will now listen to Hydrologist Rosalie Pagulayan.
08:04Good evening, Rosalie. This is PR Kanghel.
08:08Good evening, Ms. Pia and our listeners.
08:14Rosalie, how is the Bustos Dam?
08:16We saw in Chino Gaston's report that the water was lost.
08:20What areas are affected by the loss of water in the Bustos Dam?
08:27If I'm correct,
08:33the Bustos Dam does not have flood control components.
08:39Once it reaches the overflow elevation,
08:44the rubber gates will be deflated.
08:49The areas affected by the loss of water
08:52include Floridel, Bustos, and Floridel.
08:55All of these areas will be affected.
09:00This is what will be affected.
09:02If it is already flooded.
09:04It was already flooded a while ago.
09:07The Bustos, Baliwag, Floridel, Pulilan,
09:12Portion of Calumpit, and Hagunoy will be affected.
09:18If the Bustos Dam does not have flood control components,
09:21what are the dams that will be affected by the flood control components?
09:26The Ipo Dam is also open.
09:30Actually, the Ipo and Bustos are cascading dams.
09:36Before the Ipo, there was a big river, the Bayabas River.
09:43That could also add up to the inflow to the Bustos.
09:47If we look at it, there is a lot of rain.
09:51Not because the Ipo opened,
09:53but because there is rain along the Angat River.
09:58There are floods that we experienced
10:02in spite of the small loss of Ipo.
10:06The Ambuklao and Binga Dams are also open.
10:10This is a cascading dam.
10:12Ambuklao, Binga, and San Roque.
10:14Ambuklao, Binga, and San Roque have lost all their water.
10:23At this time, the water level is still low.
10:26It is still at least 25 meters from its ceiling elevation.
10:32We are also closely monitoring the Magat Dam.
10:35This is in Region 2.
10:39Actually, this Magat Dam,
10:41the water comes from the car,
10:44a portion of the car which is in Ipogao,
10:46and this is Bayambang, Nueva Vizcaya, and a portion of Quirino.
10:52That is why we are closely monitoring it at this time
10:57because Magat has a large watershed area
11:01but a small reservoir area.
11:05It is easy to fill,
11:07it is very sensitive,
11:09especially since it is high.
11:11As of this morning,
11:13it is only 5, less than 6 meters,
11:17or 7 meters away from its ceiling elevation of 190.0 meters.
11:25If that is the case,
11:26it means that there is a need for close coordination
11:29between you and the affected LGUs.
11:32Yes, ma'am.
11:33Yes, ma'am.
11:34If this is the case,
11:35and we have inclement weather conditions,
11:37there will be a need for coordination
11:40when we provide updates,
11:42not only with the dam offices
11:44but also with the local government units.
11:47So, it is important,
11:49based on our experience in the past,
11:52to prepare early so that we can avoid the disaster
11:57or the severe flooding
12:00so that the affected residents can evacuate.
12:06Yes, ma'am.
12:07Yes, ma'am.
12:08Alright, thank you very much.
12:09As Hydrologist Rosalie Pagulayan,
12:12good evening to you.
12:14Good evening, ma'am.
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12:30Transcription by ESO, translation by —