00:00A dam in Occidental, Mindoro was destroyed
00:03because of the bad weather of the Heneret-Habaga typhoon.
00:07The typhoon has left
00:09and the typhoon Helen will follow tonight.
00:12And from the town of Sablayan, live on TV,
00:15Bam Alegre.
00:17Bam!
00:21Vicky, the weather is getting worse.
00:23There was a typhoon Ferdie, Heneret, and now the typhoon Helen.
00:27This is the latest threat to their infrastructure
00:31and agriculture in Sablayan, Occidental, Mindoro.
00:35We came back here because of the typhoon earlier.
00:38On Monday morning, the water level was high
00:40in Amnai River in Barangay Claudio Salgado
00:42in Sablayan, Occidental, Mindoro.
00:44It has been a bad weather
00:46since the Hener and Habagat typhoons left.
00:49A barangay man was able to capture
00:51the cracks in the protection dike
00:53after a few moments
00:56Now, the typhoon Helen is here
00:58in the Philippine area of responsibility.
01:00The local government is double-timing
01:02the clearing operations.
01:04These concrete piles are growing
01:06behind me.
01:08It's like no enemy can be pushed by water.
01:10This is how strong is the force
01:12of the rippling river
01:14of the bad weather here
01:16that is giving fear to the people here.
01:18According to the resident, Roderick Sanchez,
01:20who risked the lives of his three children
01:22while there was a typhoon Helen.
01:25After seeing the collapse of the seawall
01:27near their house.
01:29We were sad because we saw
01:31that it happened again.
01:33So, we took a bath
01:35in the evacuation center.
01:37We were there again.
01:39The problem is the continuous heavy rain
01:41and the lack of water in some parts of Sablayan.
01:43This affected the livelihood of many farmers
01:45like Jordan Akaak
01:47who just borrowed the rice.
01:49His rice fields were flooded
01:51and the plantation was not able to benefit.
01:54The rice was rotting.
01:56And of course,
01:58when the rice was harvested,
02:00even if it was hot,
02:02there was no way to harvest it
02:04because it was ruined.
02:06It was flooded.
02:08This affected us
02:10and the sector of our farmers.
02:12First of all,
02:14we were just waiting for the heat
02:16and many of us were going to harvest.
02:18But because
02:20the flood came,
02:22our rice fields were destroyed.
02:26Occidental Mindoro is with us
02:28in places that have a gale warning
02:30because of the possibility of a flood
02:32that could make the storm Helen worse.
02:34Small sea vehicles are being ordered
02:36to avoid sailing.
02:38While there is still no storm signal
02:40of the storm Helen,
02:42the trips of Roro continue
02:44to Port of Abra de Ilog.
02:48Vicky Ainsa, Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction
02:51In the management office of Occidental Mindoro,
02:5310 to 11 barangays
02:55were affected by the rain and flood.
02:57Here, because of the bad weather,
02:59and near San Jose,
03:013 barangays were affected.
03:03Live from Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro
03:05for GMA Integrated News,
03:07Bam Alegre.
03:0924 Hours.
03:11Thank you very much, Bam Alegre.
03:20Occidental Mindoro
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