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Ulysses-hit Marikina appeals for aid for flood victims

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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-childrenmarikina-fsj.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Children get rescued by community rescue volunteers in Barangka, Marikina City after typhoon Ulysses swept thru Luzon on Thursday, November 12, 2020. <em>Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro on Thursday appealed for assistance to support the immediate needs of flood victims of Typhoon Ulysses.</p><p>Affected families would be needing food, medicine and clothing, among others, he told ANC’s “Dateline,” adding many children and infants are staying in evacuation centers.</p><p>Donors can drop off their donations in the “Bayanihan Center” located in the Marikina Sports Complex.</p><p>Teodoro said the typhoon-induced floods caught them by surprise as they were only expecting the water level in Marikina River to reach 18 meters.</p><p>It reached up to 22 meters at 11 a.m., higher than the peak of 21.5 meters set during Tropical Storm Ondoy&#x27;s onslaught in 2009.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ib_Icfzb5QM?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></div><p>“We’re expecting high water or floodwater coming from the river. Based on our reading, the highest level the river will reach is 18 meters,” he said.</p><p>“But this morning, when the rain is starting to stop, we&#x27;re surprised that the water had suddenly risen to the level of 22 meters.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4bcWAJ5lK5o?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></div><p>Teodoro suspected rains came upstream from other regions or from the water dams.</p><p>As of now, Teodoro said they were focused on rescuing residents trapped in their houses.</p><p>“We&#x27;re taking advantage of the opportunity that the rain has stopped to undertake aggressively the rescue operations for those residents stranded in the roof of their houses. They&#x27;ve been staying there since last night. Imagine the hardship they’re going through,” he said.</p><p>The typhoon also flooded all offices in the first floor of the Marikina City Hall, he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/12/20/ulysses-like-ondoy-brings-catastrophic-floods-to-luzon">&#x27;Ulysses&#x27; brings catastrophic floods to Luzon, draws &#x27;Ondoy&#x27; comparisons</a></li></ul>

<p>Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro on Thursday appealed for assistance to support the immediate needs of flood victims of Typhoon Ulysses.</p>

Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro on Thursday appealed for assistance to support the immediate needs of flood victims of Typhoon Ulysses.