00:00Meanwhile, it is expected that it will take another week for the flood to reach Calumpit, Bulacan.
00:06The latest news is brought to you live by June Generacion.
00:09June?
00:14Connie, almost all of the 22 barangays here in Calumpit, Bulacan are now affected by the heavy flooding.
00:23We are now here at the entrance of the nearby big private subdivision.
00:27Here, no matter where we look, we can hardly see any land.
00:36The Karina Flood is no longer a problem for the people of Habagat,
00:39but the water that was left here in Calumpit is still not enough.
00:44Residents are disposing of their own belongings,
00:46not only the things that were lifted up,
00:48but also the chickens that were placed on the roof.
00:51Sometimes, the chickens are placed on the roof,
00:53but if they drown, they cannot feed themselves.
00:56That's why we are placing them there.
00:59Then, we put food on the roof for the chickens.
01:03If you have a car, you will be lost here.
01:05That's why some people have a boat parked in their house.
01:08When we bought this, it cost us P7,000.
01:13This P7,000 is a few years old.
01:16Maybe it's been nine years.
01:19It's worth it.
01:20It's worth it.
01:22No one was affected by the flood, not even the private subdivision.
01:25In the past floods, there is still land that can be seen in their area.
01:29Now, it's just water.
01:37It's okay, sir.
01:38We can still do it.
01:39We can still work properly.
01:42Because the vehicles on top of the flood are poor,
01:44even lawn tractors are being used to drive the residents.
01:48That's the only thing that can help them to get out and get in.
01:53Schools, if they don't drown, use evacuation centers.
01:58That's why it's uncertain if the classes will be able to open on Monday.
02:02More than 127,000 residents in Calumpit are affected.
02:07Now, almost all of them drowned.
02:09Twenty-nine barangays, especially the subdivisions.
02:13It's been a long time.
02:15Because of the high tide.
02:17The high tide is already there.
02:20Because Calumpit is a catch basin,
02:22the flood became a part of the lives of the residents here.
02:25This is our house, but as you can see now,
02:28it became an instant swimming pool for the children.
02:31And other residents of this barangay,
02:33in the town of Calumpit, Bulacan.
02:37This is the effect of the heavy rains,
02:39accompanied by high tide,
02:41and the loss of two dams,
02:43the Ipo Dam and Bustos Dam.
02:45That's why the residents here have a new home.
02:51In the town of Hagonoy,
02:52in the middle of the flood,
02:53the position for the local festivities is still there.
03:02In the town of Calumpit,
03:04Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office
03:07may wait for another week
03:09before the flood is completely removed
03:11from the affected areas here.
03:13Back to you, Connie.
03:14Thank you very much, Jun Veneracion.
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