00:00Storm surge warning has been raised in some provinces in Luzon.
00:05Aurora is one of the provinces where it has been recommended to evacuate the residents living near the sea before it gets too dark.
00:14The latest on the situation there is on the live coverage of Katrina Son.
00:18Katrina.
00:23Emil, the red alert status has been raised in the whole province of Aurora.
00:27Some of the towns here are now experiencing strong winds and heavy rains.
00:37Banana trees have fallen.
00:40Branches have fallen.
00:43And the leaves of the plants have withered.
00:45This is what happened to the residents of Barangay Borlongan in Dipakulaw, Aurora.
00:50The 84-year-old Valentina Zampaga Valdez,
00:54who cried out in fear,
00:57did not expect that they would be swept away by the strong winds.
01:02I am afraid of the wind.
01:05And the things that are flying around.
01:10I don't want to die.
01:12Hilario Padua,
01:13he was just shocked when he saw his plants,
01:17the papaya tree, being destroyed.
01:19And he can no longer rely on it.
01:21Yesterday, it was very windy.
01:23That's why we took it out.
01:25When we took it out, the wind was like that.
01:28The wind came back early in the morning.
01:31Strong winds accompanied by heavy rains
01:34were experienced by the residents of Barangay Borlongan in Dipakulaw, Aurora
01:38from last night until earlier this morning.
01:41That's why the trees here in Papaya were cut down and fell.
01:47According to the residents, it took several hours.
01:51The strong winds were coming in.
01:54The leaves were falling.
01:56We were afraid.
01:57We were close to the sea.
01:59We were afraid.
02:00We could barely sleep.
02:01When the strong winds stopped earlier,
02:04the residents took advantage of it
02:06to clean and cut down the branches of the trees.
02:09To cut down the branches,
02:11so that even if the wind is strong,
02:14it won't fall.
02:15Last night, it was already strong,
02:17especially when it was already there.
02:21Since yesterday,
02:22pre-emptive evacuations have already been carried out in several towns here,
02:25including several barangays in Dinalungan,
02:28Kasiguran, Dilasag, and Dipakulaw.
02:30They are also being careful in the storm surge.
02:33They are prone.
02:34Based on the track of hope,
02:39they are the ones who are close to the sea.
02:43In Baler, Aurora,
02:44Aurora PDRRMO in Baler, LGU
02:48The forced evacuation in Barangay Sabang and Sitio Castillo is underway.
02:56Emil, here in Kasiguran, Aurora,
02:58pre-emptive evacuations are being carried out in Shum, a barangay.
03:02As of 5 p.m. earlier,
03:04there are more than 60 families
03:06or more than 200 individuals.
03:08It is expected that while it is still dark,
03:11there will be more evacuees.
03:14Emil?
03:15Katrina, it is expected that there will be a landfall tonight.
03:18The storm in Isabela.
03:19How is the weather there in Aurora?
03:26Emil, a while ago,
03:27when we came from Baler to Kasiguran,
03:30during the trip,
03:31we experienced strong winds
03:33and heavy rain.
03:35But when we entered the town of Kasiguran,
03:38there was heavy rain.
03:40It was accompanied by strong winds.
03:44When we arrived here in the center of the town of Kasiguran,
03:47there was heavy rain
03:49accompanied by strong winds
03:51that we are currently experiencing, Emil.
03:53Kat, you said earlier
03:55that pre-emptive evacuations have already been carried out.
03:57But are there still residents
03:59who did not evacuate?
04:01And if so,
04:02what will be the action of the authorities?
04:08Emil, you are right.
04:09There are still residents
04:11who did not evacuate until now.
04:13Usually,
04:14they only evacuate after dinner.
04:16That is why it is expected that
04:18after dinner tonight,
04:20they will go to the evacuation center
04:22to evacuate.
04:24And all day, Emil,
04:26they did not experience heavy rain.
04:28That is why they are still feeling strong.
04:30But since it is night,
04:32it is expected that the effect of the storm will be felt here.
04:35It is expected that there will be a lot of evacuees later tonight.
04:39And if not,
04:40they will carry out the forced evacuation.
04:43Thank you very much, Emil.
04:44Thank you very much.
04:45And take care.
04:46Goodbye.
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