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00:00Meanwhile, Kapuso, in the town of Laurel, still here in Batangas,
00:04the Bayuyungan Bridge collapsed and was cut off
00:08following a strong flood of rivers.
00:11Residents were not able to save their belongings
00:14and there are also barangays that are difficult to pass through.
00:17Jonathan Andal has the first news.
00:23The Christine Flood brought down this bridge in Laurel, Batangas.
00:26Back then, the river was flooding and the water was leaking.
00:29Because of this, some barangays in Laurel were not able to reach their vehicles
00:33and the residents were crossing the river to go to the center of the town.
00:37I wanted the bridge to explode, no matter how hard I tried to run,
00:42but I couldn't. It was sudden.
00:44Father Islao was not able to save anything.
00:46He said that he just pulled the chest board
00:49so that the children would have a place to rest in their safety.
00:52I am calling on the government to help us.
00:57We are really happy that we were able to bring home a million pesos.
01:05Many people in Laurel are now drowning in the river.
01:07Some houses were also destroyed by the flood.
01:17Look at the huge pieces that were hidden here.
01:20Just imagine how strong the water was that was leaking here
01:24to bring such heavy pieces.
01:27Look at this house.
01:29There are so many trees, so many fences.
01:33Even up to there.
01:35It's terrible.
01:36I just experienced this.
01:39Oh my God.
01:40I said, it's a good thing that we were able to survive.
01:43We ran away, we went home, we cleaned up.
01:46Then suddenly, the water was leaking.
01:49The animals were killed.
01:53The old and new motorcycles were sunk.
01:56Where was that placed? Here?
01:58Here, here.
01:59Even the trucks were destroyed.
02:01It was full of money for delivery.
02:04There was nothing left to deliver because it was all gone.
02:10On the side of the road, three of the family members were drowned
02:13and their three children were buried in their house,
02:16including the five-month-old baby.
02:18I told them to come to us,
02:21that they should stop there.
02:23But they were also afraid of us
02:25because the water was leaking,
02:27the rocks, the fences.
02:29So they were also afraid.
02:30They went back to their house.
02:31Geneva, on the other hand,
02:32brought her children one by one
02:34to look for her cousin, Annalyn,
02:36and her eight-year-old son, Ayra.
02:39They were missing after the flood in Agoncillo.
02:42Even though we were lost,
02:44we asked around
02:45to see if we could find them.
02:47At least we could see the cows.
02:49If they are safe,
02:51we know that we will call them right away.
02:59In Talisay, there were also the bodies of those who died in the landslide.
03:06Eighteen bodies were placed here.
03:08And the smallest one,
03:10there,
03:11a two-month-old calf.
03:15The calf is the son of Reinaldo,
03:17one of his four children,
03:19including his wife,
03:20who was found lying in a bed.
03:23He told his children not to leave the house
03:25while he was fishing in Lawan ng Taal.
03:28They were reminded to leave,
03:30but only in a group chat.
03:31If someone could be saved,
03:33if they would go to the neighbor's house,
03:38or if someone could be saved,
03:40let's go.
03:41We don't need to stay here for long.
03:42You should encourage them
03:44to leave the place
03:47because it's already bad.
03:50Our barangay here
03:51reminds them
03:52that if anyone wants to leave,
03:54of course,
03:55if you know that you are in danger,
03:57then you should leave.
03:58Isn't that right?
03:59Of course, there are people
04:00who don't even notice that.
04:02Almost all of the landslides,
04:04towns that surround Lawan ng Taal,
04:06said the congressman
04:07who is in charge of this district,
04:09did not carry out
04:10a forced evacuation by the mayors.
04:12We did not carry out a forced evacuation,
04:15Mayor.
04:16We were just escorted
04:17by those who were by the seaside,
04:21dangerous zones,
04:22areas where the water usually rises.
04:26But this happened
04:27was really unprecedented.
04:30We were all caught unprepared,
04:33to be honest.
04:35We are trying to get
04:36the land here by Batangas PDRRMO.
04:39For now,
04:40the roads to Talisay and Laurel
04:41are still difficult to pass through.
04:43We also need heavy equipment
04:46at an early time
04:48because our national roads
04:51to the barangay
04:54are almost barred.
04:57Batangas is now in a state of calamity.
04:59According to PNP Batangas,
05:0054 people have died,
05:0221 are missing,
05:03and 18 are injured.
05:05Many houses have no electricity and water,
05:07and the cell phone signal is difficult.
05:11This is the first news.
05:12Jonathan Andal
05:13for GMA Integrated News.