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Coast Guard deploys plane, choppers for rescue, monitoring in Ulysses-hit areas

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/11/12/20201112-coast-guard-ulysses.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Two helicopters are set to be deployed for aerial rescue in flooded areas due to Typhoon Ulysses. <em>Photo from the Philippine Coast Guard&#x27;s Twitter account</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday deployed several air assets to support rescue efforts and survey areas in Metro Manila and nearby Rizal seeing heavy flooding due to Typhoon Ulysses.</p><p>The Coast Guard Aviation Force (CGAF) deployed a BN Islander plane to conduct aerial surveillance in Marikina, Caloocan, Malabon and Navotas, as well as parts of Rizal, the PCG said in tweet.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P2AQIaHVo68?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a><p>Video courtesy of the Philippine Coast Guard via the Department of Transportation</p></div><p>&quot;Said initiative is intended to aid the ongoing rescue operations and determine the extent of flooding in the affected areas of Typhoon Ulysses,&quot; it said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/12/20/residents-on-rooftops-as-typhoon-ulysses-batters-luzon">Residents on rooftops as Typhoon Ulysses batters Luzon</a></li></ul><p>Two helicopters will also be deployed for aerial rescue, the PCG said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D00iWqVu6EU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a><p>Video courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard</p></div><p>Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro earlier appealed for help, saying residents may have to be rescued by choppers as flooding in some parts of the city have already reached roofs of houses.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/12/20/marikina-seeks-air-rescue-as-ulysses-floods-submerge-houses">Marikina seeks air rescue as Ulysses floods submerge houses</a></li></ul>

<p>The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday deployed several air assets to conduct an aerial surveillance in low-lying parts of of the capital region where residents have been evacuating to higher ground after Typhoon Ulysses triggered flooding in different parts of Luzon.</p>

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday deployed several air assets to conduct an aerial surveillance in low-lying parts of of the capital region where residents have been evacuating to higher ground after Typhoon Ulysses triggered flooding in different parts of Luzon.