00:00Some parts of Tuguegarao City are still flooded after the following typhoon hit the province of Cagayan.
00:09Civil Custodian in the center of the news, live, is distributing help to the affected families.
00:21Tuguegarao City, Cagayan is one of the states of calamity because of the typhoon Pipito.
00:27Although the weather is getting better, there are still floods in some barangays like here in Linao East.
00:36According to the Tuguegarao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office,
00:40there are 11,000 individuals affected by the Typhoon Pipito from more than 40 barangays.
00:47Tuguegarao has a catch basin from Magat, Tincawan River, and Cagayan River.
00:52Around 4,000 individuals were evacuated and brought to 30 evacuation centers.
00:57Some of the evacuation centers are serving as schools while others are still affected by floods.
01:03That's why for the past three weeks, schools in Tuguegarao have been closed.
01:07The local government units continue to provide food supplies to those affected by the Typhoon Pipito.
01:12Floods are now increasing in most places and almost all roads are now passable.
01:19Clearing operations are ongoing in the affected areas.
01:23The topography of Tuguegarao has changed.
01:28Many infrastructures were damaged.
01:31We were not able to enter the area.
01:34The area that used to be flooded was not flooded.
01:36The area that was not flooded was the only area that was flooded.
01:39We are trying to check it so that we can develop different measures so that everything can be taken care of.
01:45According to the residents here, the floods will reach Dibdib in Linao East.
01:50But because the weather is getting better, the flood level is going down to Tuhon.
01:55It was just reported that the water level in Buntun River went down from 8.6 meters last night.
02:01It went down to 6.4 meters as of 12 noon.
02:05Back to you, Aljo.
02:06Thank you very much, Vel Custodio.
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