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Transcript
00:00A barangay in Zamboanga, Cebu, is in a state of calamity due to a heavy flood.
00:06Some places in Davao del Sur were flooded where the trapped residents need to be rescued.
00:12And live from Davao del Sur, we have the first news, Argyle Relator of GMA Regional TV.
00:18Argyle?
00:20Some barangays in Astorga, Santa Cruz and Davao del Sur were flooded
00:26by a heavy downpour on Wednesday night.
00:30According to the LGU, about 660 families were affected by the flood.
00:41This part of the northbound lane of Davao-Cotabato Highway in Astorga, Santa Cruz-Davao del Sur
00:50was flooded by a heavy downpour.
00:53The Central Island was almost level and the flood was rising on the highway.
00:58The other lane was flooded by two-way traffic resulting in a heavy downpour.
01:04In Purok-Maligaya, the BDRMC and ECO CARES immediately carried out rescue operations
01:10for the residents trapped in their homes that were submerged in water.
01:17This house was damaged due to the flooding.
01:20Four families were rescued.
01:23Early in the morning, in Sitio Bacutan, the surroundings of the Dupalo family's house
01:27still looked like a sea because the floodwater had not yet subsided.
01:32Some residents had to swim up to the surface of the water.
01:36Outside, only half of their motorcycles can be seen because they were submerged in the water.
01:43Inside, their belongings were already submerged in the water, such as their sofa and table.
01:49Their phones and beds were already submerged.
02:09The caretaker of the fishpond was also worried.
02:12After the flood, there were 700,000 fingerlings.
02:18When it rains, there is a flood.
02:20You have to be careful not to touch the trees because if the branches fall,
02:25you can't do anything.
02:27It's called a rescue.
02:29There are a lot of people, but you can't do anything.
02:32According to the barangay official, their area is really a catch basin,
02:36especially if the rain is heavy in the upland areas.
02:39Since the 11th, Purok reported that some residents were affected.
02:44We are still consolidating the families affected in Purok
02:48so that we can submit the incident report.
02:52Meanwhile, the barangay of Imelda Zamboanga, Cebugay,
02:56was submerged in a state of calamity.
02:59It was affected by a heavy flood.
03:02According to the MDRMO, the rain suddenly stopped,
03:06so the water flooded the Cebugay River.
03:10In the aerial view, you can see the area of flooding in the town
03:14and hectares of barren lands.
03:16According to the MDRMO, the barangay population,
03:21Balugo, Santa Barbara, Lumbug, San Jose, La Victoria,
03:25Ganyangan, Lumpanak, and Kanaan were affected.
03:28They were also submerged in a state of calamity.
03:31The families in the evacuation centers were also helped.
03:36The affected areas, the houses that were affected,
03:45the families in the evacuation centers.
03:54Ivan, the flood reached Santa Cruz, Davao, Del Sur.
03:57Rapid Damage Assessments and Needs Analysis will continue
04:01to find out the causes of the flood.
04:04Thank you, Argyle Relator of GMA Regional TV.
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