00:00In the vastness of the flood here in Bulacan,
00:03which was caused by the combined effect of the Christine high tide
00:07and the loss of water of the two dam reservoirs,
00:10here is my report.
00:15The trip was not a joke.
00:17The boat of the parishioners of Santa Elena
00:20headed to the island barangay of Tibagin
00:23here in Agonoy, Bulacan
00:25because of the strong rain and wind.
00:28The parishioners went there
00:31to hold mass and procession
00:33for the feast of San Rafael Arcangel.
00:36And even though the weather was bad,
00:38the people celebrated.
00:40The faith of the devotees of Apo Ape
00:43in the island of Tibagin
00:45was not strengthened
00:47even though the rain and wind were strong.
00:50Past midnight,
00:52the strong rain was felt here in Agonoy.
00:55Three churches were flooded.
00:57Santa Elena Church was one of them.
00:59That's why the flood happened
01:01that we did not expect.
01:03Because of the high tide
01:05accompanied by the strong wind
01:08and the rain caused by the Christine flood.
01:12And also because of the loss of water
01:15from the two dam reservoirs.
01:17The parishioners of San Jose,
01:19even though the seats and chairs were raised,
01:22the church activity continued
01:25even though it was flooded.
01:33I am here at the San Jose Dam.
01:36This is Agonoy, Bulacan.
01:39This is one of the affected areas
01:41by the flood.
01:43It has been raining non-stop
01:45since last night.
01:47The water has already reached
01:49this parishioner's house.
01:51But definitely, it was flooded.
01:53I am still walking
01:55towards the altar.
01:5914 barangays in Calumpit were also flooded.
02:02The highest ones are Barangay Maisulao
02:04and San Miguel,
02:06which is estimated to reach 7 floors.
02:08Because of this,
02:10some boats crossed the dam.
02:12Aside from the continuous rain
02:14because of the Christine flood,
02:16the high tide was also affected
02:18and the loss of water
02:20from Ipok and Bustos Dam.
02:23In the town of Santa Maria,
02:25the Makaiban Bridge was damaged
02:27after the flood.
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