00:00Some motorists are still stranded on Bypass Road in Lemery, Batangas,
00:05which was severely flooded due to the rainfall of Hurricane Christine.
00:09Meanwhile, the DSWD said that the government's priority
00:14is to provide assistance to the stranded because of the bad weather or calamity.
00:19This is the detailed statement of Noel Talacay of PTV.
00:24Residents of Bypass Road in Barangay Malinis, Lemery, Batangas,
00:28are not able to cross the motorbikes.
00:33Even the trucks are stranded here for almost a day.
00:37Others are only able to cross the thick mud.
00:40They removed their sandals.
00:43The area was said to be flooded yesterday due to the heavy rain.
00:49It is difficult to find food because there is no open road here.
00:57Here are some of the people I talked to.
01:01Yesterday, I went here and it was raining.
01:05We were afraid that it would flood our house.
01:10It's very deep here.
01:13That's why we can't cross the motorbikes.
01:17We removed our sandals so that we can cross.
01:24Road clearing operations are ongoing here in Batangas,
01:32particularly in Lemery.
01:34Now, we can't see any rain even though it's still below the first signal,
01:41which is based on the latest update of the weather forecast.
01:47Thank you very much, Noel Talacay.
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