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Mayor of General Luna appeals for more relief goods after 'worst flooding' in 30 years

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Dennis Datu

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- Almost all of the 27 barangays in the town of General Luna in the Bondon Peninsula in Quezon Province were submerged in floodwaters due to the heavy rains brought by severe tropical storm Kristine.</p><p>According to General Luna Mayor Matt Erwin Florido, it is the worst flooding they have experienced in nearly three decades.</p><p>&quot;Twenty-nine years ago bago ito ulit nangyari,&quot; Florido told ABS-CBN News. &quot;The last time na nangyari ito sa aming bayan ay noong Typhoon Rosing noong 1995. Muling naulit na talagang tumaas &#x27;yung tubig at marami kami apektadong mga kababayan.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/23/palace-suspends-classes-govt-work-in-bicol-region-on-oct-24-due-to-kristine-1809">READ: Palace suspends classes, gov&#x27;t work in Luzon on Oct. 24 due to &#x27;Kristine&#x27;</a></div><p>He is now appealing to the national government for assistance to meet the needs of the affected families in their town.</p><p>&quot;Sa ngayon po, ang pangangailangan talaga namin ay relief goods,&quot; said Florido. &quot;Mayroon po naka-prepare na stockpile ang lokal na pamahalaan, pero hindi po ito talaga sapat dahil sa dami ng naapektuhang pamilya.&quot;</p><p>According to the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, around 4,500 families have been affected by the flooding, with some taking shelter  in evacuation centers while others are temporarily staying with relatives.</p><p>The family of Rouchie Causapin is one of those in the evacuation centers. Rouchie said that they did not expect the flooding to rise so quickly; their family was rescued by firefighters around 1:00 a.m.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang lakas po ng alon, hindi po naming akalain na hanggang sa ikalawang palapag ay aabot,&quot; Causapin said.</p><p>&quot;Nakakatakot. Ang lakas ng hangin, ulan, tubig. May mga bata po kaming kasama, sanggol. Wala po kaming balak umalis, akala po namin ay hindi lalakas. Eh umabot na po sa ikalawang palapag,&quot; Causapin added. &quot;Eh &#x27;di humingi na kami ng saklolo.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/23/signal-no-3-up-in-northern-luzon-as-kristine-intensifies-to-severe-tropical-storm-1735">READ: Signal no. 3 up in northern Luzon as &#x27;Kristine&#x27; intensifies to severe tropical storm</a></div><p>In Barangay San Vicente, only the roof of Menandro Ravarez&#x27;s house was visible after the Hingoso River overflowed.</p><p>&quot;Alas-dose ng hatinggabi kami na-rescue ng barangay. Sa bintana kami dumaan, alas dose kasi lumakas na ang tubig, yun mga anak ko, mga apo ko bale lima at manugang ko,&quot; said Ravarez.</p><p>The flood has receded in Menandro&#x27;s house, but nothing remains of their belongings; all that was left was thick mud.</p><p>In addition to the flooding, there have been reports of landslides in various upland barangays. The concrete approach to the bridge in Sitio Omon in Brgy. San Isidro Ilaya Pidac has also collapsed.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XW_FbrywbSI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Almost all of the 27 barangays in the town of General Luna in the Bondon Peninsula in Quezon Province were submerged in floodwaters due to the heavy rains brought by severe tropical storm Kristine.</p>

Almost all of the 27 barangays in the town of General Luna in the Bondon Peninsula in Quezon Province were submerged in floodwaters due to the heavy rains brought by severe tropical storm Kristine.