My cousin posted this on her FB account, a picture of the bridge going to our barangay in the province. The river is overflowing and so many people in some areas and barangays are trapped in their homes needing immediate rescue. I talked to my brother early this morning and he said that they could not go down to the town proper and cross this bridge to buy drinking water since their water supply was also cut-off due to the massive and destructive flood which has not yet subsided until now. I could no longer contact anyone there. Our barangay is high up the mountain so luckily they are free of flood but they need help with food supply and potable water. It’s a good thing the governor has put up a page asking for list of places in the whole province where rescue is needed. Our town have so many barangays submerged in water. It reminds me of typhoon Ondoy, the pain and heartaches of losing lives and properties, the hardship of going back to your home which was full of mud and the price of renovating – replacing cabinets, repainting walls, cleaning everything and disposing appliances and hundreds of books and mags which were flooded. We have opted for built-in cabinets which won’t topple down in case of flood or earthquakes.
They need help ASAP.
The bridge is as high as a four-storey building from the floor of the river so you can just imagine how high the flood water is.
Dreams And Escapes 
Ma’m Arlene, Its really sad that the country suffers so many calamities. There’s no helping that, I’m afraid. No one can fight nature. But the contry can alleviate the suffering even if the government is always prepared to assist the victims of these calamities, especially the infrastructures and other basic necessities. But I hope the people don’t expect the government to give everything, like the house,etc.
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In those areas Len, even the LGUs find it hard to do rescue work. I read on the official FB page of those affected towns and barangay, our place only has one rescue boat. What they need is immediate help – food and a safe place to stay. Some families are in their rooftops, trapped.
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Yes, that’s what I’m thinking. Since the country is visited by calamities year in and year out, I’d expect the country to be ” experts” already on calamity rescues. Each town should be prepared to rescue the townspeople when these things happen. They should not expect the central government to do everything. That was what happened during the super storm that happened in Leyte. The mayor was useless. The dead were everywhere…. we should have expected the mayor, the governor and every official there still standing to at least pick up the dead off the streets. But no, they expected the central government, hundreds of kilometers away, separated by body of water, to do everything.
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My heart bleeds for those people who are in this predicament right now. The last time our town got really flooded like this was in 1957 ( I was not even a year old yet) if I remember what mom and dad told us before.
At least now, our PAGASA was already upgraded with new tools to predict the weather but then again, one can never tell how strong a typhoon could be, how much rainfall it could bring when it reach land. Know what, when we experienced typhoon Ondoy last 2009, they said the it dumped a thirty-day worth of rain in just a few hours. Please include the Philippines in your prayers, thanks!
Thumbs up to our LGUs and provincial government for acting quickly and updating us with the situation there in Pangasinan.
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When these communities are swept away by nature in this fashion, I always wonder if we should think again about whether or not it is a good place to have a town, or large settlement. It might be time to rebuild elsewhere, and create new communities in the areas less likely to be affected by the weather.
I don’t know if this is practical or possible, just a thought.
Best wishes, Pete.
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There is no safe place anymore Pete. In Nueva Ecija where the flood waters reached the second level of most homes, almost the entire province was affected. There used to be lots of trees around that helps protect flash floods, but now are forests are bare of such. When nature takes its course, we can do nothing about it but we can do is to protect and preserve our forests. the rain has stopped and yet in some areas flood waters are still rising.
This is one of the reasons why Tacloban (after two years since typhoon Yolanda) has not completely recovered yet because the govt. is trying to find an area where they could build again away from the ocean front which is very susceptible to storm surges during typhoons.
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That is so devastating, Arlene. Our little town was submerged under only 3 feet of water in 2007 and we are still recovering. I can’t imagine how difficult it is to deal with such catastrophic flooding. My thoughts are with all those struggling with the consequences. 😦
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When natural calamities occur we are sometimes helpless to deal with the aftermath. I believe though that if we only take care of our environment, the destruction would somehow lessen. Even our forest are bare of trees to hamper erosion.
I am just praying that they would be resilient enough to go on despite all these setbacks. Thank you D.
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You’re right about taking care of our planet. We hurt ourselves when we don’t respect and nurture our home.
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Climate change is a threat to us.
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