Cagayan province turned into 'Pacific Ocean': disaster management official

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1W9BvBPj_3A?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>MANILA - Cagayan province became like a vast ocean after the province was swamped with floodwaters due to rainfall brought by Typhoon Ulysses and the northeastern monsoon, a disaster management official said Friday.</p><p>&quot;Ang Cagayan ngayon ay parang Pacific Ocean. Lahat ng mga munisipyo na tabi ng Cagayan River, ay baha ngayon. Grabe ang baha ngayon sa Cagayan, na-surpass niya &#x27;yung previous na baha nung 2019,&quot; Col. Ascio Macalan of Cagayan Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) told ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo.</p><p>Cagayan river water at Buntun Bridge in Tuguegarao City reached 13 meters, according to the provincial government.</p><p>In 2019, severe tropical storm Quiel pounded the province, resulting in 3 dead persons and thousands of displaced residents.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/cagayanPIO/posts/1791209904393689" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Macalan said the current disaster is worse since more than 13,000 families or 47,000 residents in Cagayan were severely affected by the floods caused by Ulysses and the monsoon rains.</p><p>&quot;Ang sitwasyon namin dito ngayon ay kakaiba sa nangyari sa nakaraan ng taon,&quot; he said.</p><p>Macalan said tens of thousands of resident in the province need rescuing, calling for boats and other floating assets for rescue operations.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/cagayanPIO/videos/383750559538818" data-width="auto"> </div>

<p>Cagayan province became like a vast ocean after the province was swamped with floodwaters due to rainfall brought by Typhoon Ulysses and the northeastern monsoon, a disaster management official said Friday.<br /> </p>

Cagayan province became like a vast ocean after the province was swamped with floodwaters due to rainfall brought by Typhoon Ulysses and the northeastern monsoon, a disaster management official said Friday.

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Cagayan province turned into 'Pacific Ocean': disaster management official

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Published Nov 14, 2020 01:14 AM PHT

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Updated Nov 14, 2020 10:00 AM PHT

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