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00:00Kapusong, the entire province of Batangas is in a state of calamity
00:05because of the earthquake left by Hurricane Christina.
00:11We are here in Barangay Sampaloc in Talisay, Batangas
00:16where a tragedy occurred in Purok B.
00:20After the earthquake, many residents here were swept away by the earthquake
00:27last Thursday afternoon.
00:29Around 20 people were confirmed dead in the landslide
00:34according to the local government.
00:35There were 5 adults and 15 children.
00:39Among them, the last one who was recovered yesterday was a 2-year-old girl.
00:45At the moment, 20 people were swept away
00:49here in the covered court of Barangay Sampaloc.
00:53At this point, we will talk to some of the victims
00:59because of the landslide.
01:01We will talk to Mr. Reynaldo De Jucos.
01:06He has 6 children who were swept away by the landslide
01:10including his wife and 5 children.
01:14I would like to ask Mr. Reynaldo
01:20where were you at that time when the tragedy happened last Thursday afternoon?
01:25We were at Lahot.
01:30How was the situation at that time?
01:32Did you not need to evacuate?
01:38At that time, it was raining heavily in other areas.
01:44How was the situation here?
01:46It was raining heavily here.
01:50We were told that if we wanted to evacuate, we could do so.
01:54Why did you not see the need to evacuate?
01:58We did not see the need to evacuate
02:03because the wind and rain were not strong.
02:08We decided that we did not need to evacuate
02:12because our area was not flooded.
02:15You did not experience landslides during the recent typhoons?
02:20Yes.
02:21There were many typhoons and heavy rains
02:24but we did not experience landslides.
02:27When the tragedy happened on Thursday,
02:31when did your children recover?
02:35Can you tell us how each of your children recovered?
02:40At that time, when the landslide happened,
02:45we were not able to rescue them.
02:48We were able to rescue them the next day.
02:51We were able to rescue them the next day.
02:57We were able to rescue them the next day.
03:03Did you call for help?
03:06Did the local government give you any help?
03:10Yes.
03:11The local government provided us with food and other necessities.
03:15Yes.
03:16The local government provided us with food and other necessities.
03:21They provided us with free food and other necessities.
03:27For example,
03:30we asked the local government for financial support
03:36so that we can send our children back to the province.
03:41Alright.
03:42We are praying for your children.
03:49Thank you for your support.
03:51We will continue to pray for you.
03:55Thank you. God bless.
03:56At this point, we will now turn to Mr. Elmer De Jucos.
04:01He is the nephew of Mr. Reynaldo De Jucos.
04:05He is also a relative of Mr. Elmer De Jucos.
04:10He has two children who are at home.
04:13Their house is just across the street.
04:17Sir, I would like to ask,
04:20if you were there at that time,
04:22how did your children recover?
04:25How did you cope with the situation?
04:31When the landslide happened,
04:34we were not here.
04:35We were at work.
04:37When the landslide happened,
04:39I was with my two children.
04:41Their bodies were full of blood.
04:44I asked my son where his mother and brother were.
04:48They were buried.
04:50We were running upstairs.
04:53I wanted to make sure that the landslide was real.
04:58Your two children were saved, right?
05:00Yes, my wife and I were saved.
05:02What happened next?
05:05My mother was crying.
05:09When they were about to leave,
05:11because I was not answering my son,
05:13she suddenly started crying.
05:14So she came back?
05:15Yes, she came back to save her.
05:17She came back to save her.
05:19But when the landslide happened,
05:22while she was holding my son's hand,
05:25she suddenly started crying for the second time.
05:27That's when I realized that the landslide was real.
05:32We are here with you,
05:34and we are also one of those who prayed for you.
05:39We will continue to call on you
05:41for the needs of your family
05:45and for the needs of those who lost their lives.
05:47My condolences.
05:48For those who lost their lives,
05:50because of the landslides,
05:52they had to cross the river
05:54to get to their homes.
05:58The DPWH and the local government
06:00will continue to clear the landslides.
06:15For more information, visit www.fema.gov