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00:00Let's go!
00:06Let's go together!
00:08Taxi!
00:16The strong winds in Gonzaga and Cagayan are strong
00:19because of the strong taste of the Ophel storm.
00:22It's also the case in Santa Ana and other parts of the province.
00:25In the town of Bugue,
00:27a resident was struck by the impact of the storm
00:30while he was on the coastguard.
00:32The storm surge is also expected in the next 24 hours
00:36in some parts of Cagayan and Ilocos Norte.
00:39It's possible that it will reach more than 3 meters.
00:42And from 2 to 3 meters is the possible storm surge
00:46in some parts of Aurora, Batanes, Ilocos Sur, and Isabela.
00:51Breaking news!
00:53Many residents of Cagayan were forced to evacuate
00:56because of the Ophel storm.
00:58And in Isabela, some families were evacuated to the evacuation center.
01:02From Ilagan City, Isabela,
01:04this is James Agustin.
01:07James?
01:09Pia, this is the first time that this is happening here in Ilagan City,
01:13in Isabela, this evening.
01:15And there are some towns that carried out pre-emptive evacuation earlier.
01:19According to the residents who evacuated,
01:21this is the fourth day in the evacuation center.
01:27Strong winds blew in a school in Barangay Santa Margarita in Bagau, Cagayan.
01:35Roofs were removed,
01:36iron bars were spread,
01:38and trees were cut in the surroundings.
01:41A landfall in Bagau earlier this afternoon was the first image of the Ophel storm.
01:46Strong winds and heavy rain were also felt in Gonzaga.
01:53In Barangay Calayan,
01:54the wind was almost as strong as the trees of Niung.
01:58The Staka Dam in Barangay Flourishing was also flooded,
02:00so the roads and houses were damaged.
02:05The storm was also strong in Ilo, Cagayan, in the town of Amulung.
02:09Visibility in the town of Santa Ana was almost zero
02:12due to the strong winds accompanied by rain.
02:17Evacuation was also forced for some residents.
02:21In Barangay San Vicente,
02:22evacuees arrived one after another.
02:25But there were not enough facilities to serve the evacuation center
02:28for the 200 families who evacuated.
02:31Some of the classrooms were hit by the storm.
02:34We set up 25 individuals in the rooms.
02:38We set up 30 in the big rooms.
02:41But because it was not enough,
02:43some said that it would be small.
02:45So we decided to set up 6.
02:48Some towns in the province lost their power supplies
02:51and the cell phone signal became difficult in many places.
02:56The strong winds of the Ophel storm and Isabela's return were also felt.
03:00It was accompanied by heavy rain at 2 p.m.
03:04That's why residents were evacuated in some barangays
03:06in the lower part of the town.
03:08They were accompanied by their pets.
03:11For the past typhoons,
03:12they were also in Lanta, near the Cagayan River.
03:16Elisa also evacuated in the middle of a forest.
03:19She was accompanied by her 11-month-old daughter and 6 siblings.
03:23My father brought us here because he was afraid that the tree might fall
03:28because of the strong winds.
03:33The strong winds accompanied the heavy rain.
03:36The strong winds were also felt before the city of Ilagan was evacuated.
03:41The wind was almost as strong as that of a resident.
03:45Residents near the river in the barangay of San Vicente
03:48were temporarily evacuated to the community center.
03:52Rose Marie and her seven children
03:54were in the evacuation center for four days.
03:57It was very difficult because there were children.
04:00They were following us.
04:03Maile was also in the same situation.
04:05She was accompanied by her children and nieces.
04:08We are still able to survive the hardships of the evacuation
04:13because the water level in our house is high.
04:17Because of the flood brought by the typhoon Nica,
04:20almost 50 houses were affected.
04:22That's why the residents were not allowed to go home.
04:25The other barangays in our barangay
04:27were flooded with life materials.
04:29Our part is in the lower part.
04:31We are a flooded barangay.
04:33Now, more than a family
04:35are in the evacuation center in the entire city of Ilagan.
04:38They were also evacuated to the cows and calves
04:41near the Pinacanuan River.
04:43I just brought my cows here
04:45so that I can bring them closer.
04:47If the river rises,
04:49I will bring them closer.
04:52I will raise them there.
04:56Meanwhile, PIA is closely monitoring
04:58the water level in Cagayan and Pinacanuan River.
05:02And live from Ilagan City, Isabela,
05:04for Dioma Integrated News,
05:06I am James Agustin, your witness.
05:09James, there is also a possibility of a possible storm surge
05:12within 24 hours
05:14in your area in Isabela.
05:17Did the LGU have a chance
05:19to examine the areas that may be affected
05:22by the storm surge or other floods
05:25just to make sure that no one is affected
05:27by the forced evacuation?
05:32Yes, PIA, there are four coastal municipalities
05:35in the province of Isabela
05:37that are usually affected by storm surge
05:39when there is a flood.
05:41For example, Dibilacan, Dinapigue,
05:43Makonakon, and Palanan.
05:45And these are the coastal municipalities
05:47that are usually used by the residents
05:49that when there is a flood,
05:51they are the ones who evacuate.
05:53In fact, when we asked PIA earlier
05:55about those coastal municipalities,
05:57the residents already evacuated yesterday, PIA.
06:00All right, you are very well prepared and careful.
06:03Thank you very much, James Agustin.
06:06And it seems like there is no rest for those
06:08who were affected by the Marseille Flood
06:10in Ilocos Norte.
06:11They went back to the evacuation center
06:13because of the Ophel Flood.
06:15And from Pagudpud, Saksi Live,
06:17this is Darlene Cai.
06:19Darlene?
06:24PIA, the wind and rain that you are experiencing
06:27here in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte
06:29where the signal No. 3 was up earlier,
06:32the residents already evacuated
06:34from a low-lying area and lived near the sea.
06:41The wind and rain that you are experiencing
06:43in Ilocos Norte
06:45passed at 11 o'clock this morning.
06:47The situation is the same in different parts of the province
06:49because of the Ophel Flood.
06:51In many places, the effects of hundreds of floods
06:53are still being observed.
06:55The seawall of Barangay Poblacion 1
06:57is one of the most affected areas in Pagudpud.
06:59I used to build this road
07:01but when the Marseille Flood hit,
07:03as you can see, the road was damaged.
07:06The cement was crushed.
07:08Even the seawall here in Barangay Poblacion 1
07:11was also destroyed.
07:13One of the residents of Pagudpud
07:15who was affected by the Marseille Flood
07:17was named Jocelyn.
07:18The 60-year-old house where she grew up
07:20has been erased
07:21after the Marseille Flood destroyed it.
07:23For now, the Ophel Flood
07:25is their only hope.
07:27It's hard, ma'am.
07:28It's really hard
07:29to have no house.
07:31We asked for help.
07:37We asked for help
07:39to build our house.
07:41To build our house.
07:44But my mother refused.
07:50Not only the Marseille Flood
07:52but also the Pasaling Elementary School
07:54was destroyed.
07:55The reading centers and clinics were destroyed.
07:57Some parts of the school
07:59were also hit by the flood.
08:01My heart aches
08:03because all the children
08:05go to school here.
08:09After the Marseille Flood,
08:11the students couldn't go to school
08:13because it's not safe.
08:15The students of Pasaling Elementary School
08:17couldn't go to school for two weeks
08:19so they were given modules.
08:22Of course, Marseille is strong.
08:24They said Ophel is stronger.
08:26We were afraid
08:28that our school
08:30would be destroyed.
08:32What can we do, ma'am?
08:34Our children are poor.
08:36The State of Calamity
08:38was not recovered
08:39because of the Marseille Flood.
08:40The problem is,
08:41the Calamity Fund is gone.
08:43There were promises
08:45and funds
08:47given by
08:49other agencies
08:51and higher officials.
08:53What we are waiting for
08:55is the implementation
08:57of rehabilitation
08:59here.
09:01Our mayor
09:03is talking to
09:05higher officials
09:07to give us
09:09additional funds.
09:11DRRMO, police, barangay
09:13and EFB personnel
09:15are helping to evacuate
09:17those living by the sea.
09:19Those evacuated,
09:21please go to the
09:23emergency support
09:25and the local government
09:27will help you.
09:29But the municipality
09:31still needs to find
09:33other evacuation centers
09:35that haven't been affected by the floods.
09:37When the floods come,
09:39we need to be strong.
09:41In Calacao, Pangasinan,
09:43officials of Barangay LASIP
09:45live in their homes.
09:47They are raising their equipment.
09:49There in Bandaron,
09:51but here in Pusud.
09:53They are also monitoring
09:55the water level in Maruse River.
10:01The provincial government
10:03of Ilocos Norte remains alert.
10:05Aside from the floods,
10:07residents are evacuating
10:09to the towns of
10:11Adams and Bacarapia.
10:13The residents
10:15in evacuation centers
10:17are still evacuating.
10:19If the residents
10:21stay in evacuation centers,
10:23one of the things to be careful of
10:25is the spread of the disease.
10:27Is there anything that the LGU
10:29is doing to make sure
10:31that this won't happen?
10:33Pia, that's one thing
10:35that the MDRRMO
10:37and other LGU officials
10:39are monitoring here in Pagudpud.
10:41So that the disease
10:43won't spread.
10:45There is proper physical distancing
10:47and they are making sure
10:49that the residents
10:51in evacuation centers are not infected.
10:53Thank you very much,
10:55Darlene Cai.