00:00Residents of Cagayan are thankful that the typhoon Leon did not landfall on them.
00:05Even now, they are still worried about the possible flooding of the rivers,
00:09especially if the rainfall brought by the typhoon will be strong.
00:13This is Benji Durango of PTV for Balitang Pabansa Live. Benji.
00:19Guys, it's still early. The weather here in Santa Ana, Cagayan is already bad.
00:23In fact, as you can see behind me,
00:26some small fishing boats docked here at the Port of San Vicente,
00:31like the Temvi Eagle Ferry, which was able to travel freely due to the high waves in the sea.
00:37This is also based on the order of the Philippine Coast Guard,
00:39in accordance with the Gale Warning of Hope,
00:41which is expected to have up to five meters of waves in the sea.
00:44Because of the expected effect of the typhoon Leon here in Santa Ana, Cagayan,
00:48rescue equipment of the Santa Ana Municipal DRRMO was also prepared just last night.
00:56Last night, we were able to see rubber boats, life vests, ambulances, rescue vehicles,
01:02and even their mobile command center was already set up.
01:06The small fishing boats were brought up to the shore
01:09so that they would not be damaged if the waves in the sea rose, like the storm surge.
01:14Although the typhoon Leon will not landfall here in the far end of Cagayan,
01:19the area will be covered by an outdoor rainband.
01:23This will bring strong winds and rain
01:26as a reason to raise the signal number one here in Santa Ana.
01:30Three large rivers that are close to the sea are being monitored now
01:33due to the possibility of a storm and flooding.
01:37Based on the hazard map of Santa Ana,
01:40many barangays are possible to be flooded.
01:42This will happen if the storm surge, high tide, and heavy rainfall occur at the same time.
01:49Based on the DILG codex,
01:51the barangays and Cagayan will be included in the critical area.
01:55That's where you can see the red area on this map.
01:59The DILG increased the alert level in these areas to level Charlie
02:04or the highest alert level.
02:06The wind is expected to be up to 100 kilometers per hour
02:13and intense to torrential rains
02:15that could also cause another landslide
02:20in the far end of Santa Ana, Cagayan.
02:25For now, the rain will continue to fall.
02:30The strong winds will continue to blow
02:32and it looks like they will experience it here in their area.
02:36That's the first update from Santa Ana, Cagayan.
02:38Back to you, Ace.
02:40Thank you very much and take care, Benji Durango.
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