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00:00There's no food, and there's no electricity.
00:03That's the problem for some people in Aurora
00:06because of the storm Nika.
00:08And from Kasiguran,
00:09Saksila,
00:10this is Darlene Kai.
00:13Darlene?
00:17Pia, there's still no electricity supply
00:19here in the town of Kasiguran in Aurora.
00:21A few posts of electricity
00:23were damaged when the storm Nika hit here.
00:30That's why residents who don't have a generator
00:32are relying on candles, gas stoves,
00:34or lights that are solar or battery-powered.
00:37Mea is having a hard time
00:38because she has two young children
00:40who can't sleep at night because of the heat.
00:42Marjorie says
00:43she hopes that the electricity supply here will be restored soon.
00:47According to Kasiguran MDRMO,
00:49Aurelco is working hard
00:51to restore the electricity supply here this week.
00:56It's very hard,
00:57especially for us who have young children.
00:59It's very hard when there's no electricity.
01:02I hope that there will be electricity.
01:12After the strong winds and rain
01:15brought by the storm Nika,
01:19the storm hit the town of Dilasag in Aurora
01:21with a strong gust of wind.
01:23From the fallen trees
01:24to the destroyed houses
01:26and other structures.
01:28The storm Nika hit Dilasag with a glandfall yesterday.
01:32I was just like that
01:34because it was very strong.
01:36And my neighbor was moving up and up.
01:41That's why I was really scared.
01:45I remember yesterday,
01:47I was crying yesterday.
01:50I thought that
01:53even our house was moving up and down
01:57because of the strong winds.
01:59I was praying.
02:00I said,
02:01that's enough.
02:02That's enough.
02:03I said that.
02:04That's enough.
02:05I said that.
02:08I was scared.
02:12The river also flowed there
02:13and the three barangays were isolated.
02:15The water level is still high
02:17and the storm is strong here.
02:19That's why the barangay of Diagyan
02:22in the municipality of Dilasag in Aurora
02:25and the motorists going to Dinapigue, Isabela
02:29were not able to pass.
02:32But there were still those who managed to cross.
02:34I'm not afraid anymore
02:36because I can go to the people I love in Dilasag
02:41so that I can meet them.
02:43There is no communication, ma'am.
02:45We are trying to contact them now
02:47but as I said,
02:50they are still isolated.
02:53The river is still flowing.
02:55Even if it was sunny yesterday,
02:59we were still not able to cross.
03:01Will they receive relief help
03:03if the water level goes up?
03:05Yes, that's what will happen.
03:08In the neighboring town of Kasiguran,
03:09there is no more flood,
03:10but there is a sign of the storm.
03:13A strong wind washed away
03:15100 banana trees in this area.
03:17Even if we cry, we can't do anything.
03:19It's really a storm.
03:20It will take 4 years
03:22before the new banana trees will grow and bear fruit.
03:27Family food packs were given to the affected residents.
03:30The people of the LGU are doing clearing operations
03:33to remove the affected people from the road.
03:36But there is still no electricity in Kasiguran and Dilasag.
03:39It may take another month
03:41before there will be electricity supply in Dilasag.
03:43A lot of electricity poles have collapsed.
03:46The communication line is still difficult.
03:48The province of Aurora remains alert
03:50for the upcoming storms.
03:53We just need to be prepared
03:55to avoid a disaster.
03:57If possible,
03:59we need to take care of our families.
04:02We should not leave our homes unattended.
04:08They should be strong.
04:10If we need to evacuate,
04:12we will evacuate.
04:14It's too early.
04:22Pia, the local government is continuing
04:24its assessment or investigation
04:26to find out the exact location
04:28where the Nika storm hit
04:30in the province of Aurora.
04:32And live from Kasiguran, Aurora
04:34for GMA Integrated News,
04:36I am Darlene Kaye, your witness.
04:39Darlene, in your report,
04:41you showed the affected people
04:43and their lives.
04:45And in one of your interviews,
04:47you mentioned that it took four years
04:49for the trees to grow again.
04:51Are the local government
04:53asking for help
04:55for those whose lives
04:57are affected?
04:59Because what we saw in the Nika storm
05:01is that they are asking for help
05:03for their lives.
05:06You are right, Pia.
05:08They are asking for help
05:10for the residents
05:12who were severely affected by the storm.
05:14For now, they are only giving
05:16family food packs
05:18to the affected residents
05:20in the villages of Dilasag
05:22and also in Kasiguran.
05:24But one of the things they are talking about
05:26is the cash assistance
05:28that will be given to them.
05:30The mayor of Dilasag is also calling
05:32those who want to donate
05:34instead of food packs
05:36that they already have for now,
05:38to donate materials
05:40that they can use to compensate
05:42their damaged houses, Pia.
05:44Thank you very much, Darlene Kaye.