Saksi: (Part 2) Naga City, isinailalim sa state of calamity; Panayam sa PAGASA

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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 —

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