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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/11/20/20201120-ulysses-cagayan-swanboat-md-2.jpg"/><figcaption>A swan boat from Baguio City, used traditionally for tourism in the summer capital, ferries children near the Cagayan River in Anquiray in Amulung, Cagayan Nov. 20, 2020. <em>Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(2nd UPDATE) </strong>— A Baguio City resident has lent &quot;swan boats&quot; and pontoon boats to the flood-stricken Cagayan province as a means of transportation and recreation for people stranded or affected there by massive flooding and typhoon Ulysses. </p><p>In a Facebook post Thursday, the Cordillera office of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA-Cordillera) said Baguio City&#x27;s Vivian Celso lent the swan boats through the Baguio City Police office to aid the rescue operations for flood-trapped Cagayan residents. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/11/20/screen-shot-2020-11-20-at-4-23-40-pm.png"/></figure></div><p>The boats, part of a family-run business, are owned by Osorio and Elvira Celso, their grandchild Zorille Villaflores said in a letter to ABS-CBN News. Celso, meanwhile, manages this business, according to Lt. Col. Armando Gapuz, Baguio City police office&#x27;s chief of City Plans and Programs Unit. </p><p>&quot;Celso... sent four swan and pontoon boats to Cagayan as her way of contributing to the rescue effort in flood-affected communities,&quot; the PIA-Cordillera post said. </p><p>Gapuz said each swan boat could accommodate at least 3 people, while the pontoon boat could transport 10 to 15 people. </p><p>The boats have already reached the municipality of Amulung in Cagayan, helping transport residents in barangays Anquiray and Abollo. </p><p>&quot;The boats also serve as recreation for the children who had traumatic experiences during the flooding due to Typhoon Ulysses,&quot; PIA-Cordillera said. </p><p>Hashtags #CagayanNeedsHelp and #RescuePH topped the Twitter trending list last weekend as people sought aid for residents from Cagayan who took to social media to appeal for help, waiting to be rescued from rooftops. </p><p>As of Thursday, Ulysses killed 73 and injured 24, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. </p><p>Ulysses has so far left some P6.1 billion in damage to infrastructure and P4 billion in damage to agriculture after battering Luzon. </p><p>The destruction was recorded in the regions of Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Cordillera and the capital region. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/14/20/cagayanneedshelp-rescue-sought-for-thousands-trapped-in-cagayan-floods">#CagayanNeedsHelp: Rescue sought for thousands trapped in Cagayan floods</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/14/20/tuguegarao-mayor-says-to-force-evacuation-of-reluctant-residents-as-heavy-flooding-persists">Tuguegarao mayor says to force evacuation of reluctant residents as heavy flooding persists</a></li></ul><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong>Cagayan governor says people warned, but floods ‘worse than we prepared for’ </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ivAPSl3DkVo?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><div><em><strong>EDITOR&#x27;S NOTE: We are updating this story to correct references to the owners of the swan boats. </strong></em></div>

<p>Baguio's swan boats bring help, solace to the survivors of massive flooding in Cagayan province. </p>

Baguio's swan boats bring help, solace to the survivors of massive flooding in Cagayan province.