Magpapasko sa mga binaha nilang tahanan ang ilang taga-Luzon at Visayas dahil sa walang tigil na ulan. May mga naitala ring landslide, habang isinailalim na sa state of calamity ang isang bayan sa Oriental Mindoro.
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00:00Christmas will come to the houses they built.
00:04Some in Luzon and Visayas,
00:06due to non-stop rain,
00:08there were landslides
00:10while a town in Oriental Mindoro
00:13was submerged in a state of calamity.
00:16J.P. Soriano was there.
00:22A large rock fell
00:24and covered the land in this area
00:26in Barangay Dumalan in the town of Dalaguet, Cebu last Sunday.
00:30As a result of the landslides,
00:32due to non-stop rain,
00:34the road was closed to motorists
00:36for several hours
00:38even though a clearing operation was carried out immediately.
00:43Some houses in Eastern and Northern Samar
00:46were also flooded.
00:48This child was already wearing a life jacket.
00:54Until the flood reached some places,
00:56it was necessary to swim.
01:00This is how strong the flood was in Lopez, Quezon
01:03this Christmas Eve.
01:05Due to the heavy rain,
01:07some houses were flooded.
01:11Some parts of the road were gutter-deep.
01:15The National Highway of Oriental Mindoro
01:17was also submerged in the flood.
01:19The road is a wide river.
01:21According to the MDRRMO,
01:23the river is flowing near the area
01:25due to the holed road.
01:28Also because of the heavy rain in Baco,
01:32some residents were drowned in the flood.
01:36Calbar was the only place where it was possible to reach
01:38until the new year.
01:40That's why the State of Calamity
01:42declared the municipality.
01:43Almost all the barangays were affected by the flood
01:46due to the continuous rain.
01:48If you look at the affected areas,
01:51the deepest areas,
01:53as you can see now,
01:54there are about 15 barangays.
01:56That's why the State of Calamity
01:58declared the municipality.
02:02The local government and DSWD
02:04immediately provided assistance.
02:11These are the rescuers from Red Cross.
02:16They were quick to respond to the heavy rain
02:19that almost reached the roof.
02:21The residents trapped in their roofs
02:24used flashlights to ask for help.
02:28The Philippine Coast Guard also captured
02:31some barangays in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
02:34due to the heavy rain.
02:36The Pomeroyso in the town of Natonin in Mountain Province
02:40was landslide
02:41that caused power interruption in some areas
02:44due to a fallen tree that hit the power line.
02:48For GMA Integrated News,
02:50I'm JP Soriano.
02:51Reporting for 24 Horas.