00:00Before the landfall was announced this evening until tomorrow morning in Isabela,
00:05more than a million people were affected by Hurricane Christine in different regions of the country.
00:11Three people were affected.
00:13For now, Aurora is experiencing strong winds and rain.
00:17We have a live report from Katrina Son. Katrina?
00:20At this time, we are experiencing strong winds and heavy rain.
00:34Northern and Central portions of Aurora are under Signal No. 3
00:39while Signal No. 2 is in the middle.
00:43At the same time as the heavy rain,
00:48the water level in the river in Isabela rose rapidly.
00:53I can't take it anymore, ma'am, because the road will sink.
00:58Some residents of Elagan City brought their pets and belongings to a safer place.
01:05Almost 400 individuals have evacuated from different towns in Isabela.
01:11The wind is strong. I have a baby.
01:13It is expected that Hurricane Christine will landfall in Isabela this evening.
01:18Residents in the coastal town of Divilacan and Palanan were also evacuated
01:23because of the storm surge.
01:27I'm afraid of the wind. I don't want to die.
01:31Strong winds accompanied by heavy rain
01:35were experienced by the residents of Borlongan in Dipakulao, Aurora
01:39from last night until this morning.
01:41That's why the trees here in Papaya were cut and fell.
01:47Since yesterday, pre-emptive evacuations were carried out in several barangays
01:51in Dinalunga, Kasiguran, Dilasag, and Dipakulao
01:55as a precaution against floods and storm surge.
01:58They are prone and based on the track of hope, they are the closest to the eyes.
02:09The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Pangasinan
02:13is also alerted in case a river system erupts.
02:16President Marcos ordered the government agencies
02:19to focus on the residents who are being rescued
02:22and in places that are hard to reach.
02:24Number one, from the AFP, airlift, because there are still roads that cannot be crossed.
02:29As for the dams,
02:30we will lower them so that the downstream communities are not affected.
02:36So that when heavy rains come,
02:38we can lower the water level.
02:42Earlier this afternoon, San Roque lost water.
02:46Buklao and Binga Dam were flooded.
02:54Atom, 12 barangays here in Kasiguran, Aurora
02:58were under pre-emptive evacuation.
03:02As of 8 p.m. earlier, Atom, there were 116 families
03:06or more than 300 individuals.
03:09As for the outside evacuation,
03:11or those who will sleep or stay with their friends or relatives,
03:15there were 87 families or 270 individuals.
03:20Atom?
03:21Thank you very much, Katrina Son.
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