Walang iniulat na Pinoy na nasawi pero may mga naapektuhan sa matinding pagbaha na naranasan sa Texas sa Amerika na umabot na sa 78 ang nasawi.

Ang Pinay na si Bethany Bayer, nagulat lang nang magising sila na lubog na sa baha ang kanilang bahay sa San Angelo, Texas gayung hindi umano madalas na magkaroon sa kanila ng ulan.

“At around 4 a.m., my husband and I suddenly woke up to the sound of running water,” kuwento ni Bethany Bayer. “At first, we thought our dog might have spilled something, but when we got out of bed, my husband immediately said, ‘There’s water on the floor.’ When we turned on the lights, we were shocked — our entire house was flooding."

Dahil hindi nila mabuksan ang mga pintuan ng bahay dahil sa lakas ng agos, kinailangan umano nilang na umakyat sa bintana para makalabas.

“We were basically trapped,” saad niya. “We wanted to check what was happening in the neighborhood, and when we got outside, the water was still rising.”

Sabi pa ni Bayer, hindi normal para sa kanila ang nangyaring pagbaha.

“We’re in San Angelo, and we barely get rain. People here usually pray for rain because we need it. My husband grew up here, and he said he’s never seen anything like this. No floods — this is a first,” saad niya.

Ayon sa Philippine Consulate General sa Houston, wala pa silang natatanggap na impormasyon na Pinoy na nasawi sa nangyaring kalamidad.

“As of now, there are still no reports of any Filipino casualties. The Consulate remains hopeful that none will be reported in the coming days,” saad ng konsulado.

Nakikipag-ugnayan umano ang konsulado sa Filipino community sa Kerr County, Kerrville City, at Central Texas — ang mga lugar na matinding naapektuhan ng pagbaha.

“The Consulate is in direct contact with the Filipino community in Kerrville City and is aware that our kababayans living there are doing okay,” ayon sa Assistant to Nationals (ATN) sa konsulado.

“The Philippine Consulate General continues to closely monitor the developing situation and the outcomes of the search and rescue efforts in the affected areas of Central Texas, particularly in Kerr County, where the effects of the flash floods were most devastating,” dagdag nito.

Umabot na sa 78 ang naitalang nasawi sa pagbaha nitong Linggo, na pinakamarami ang mula sa Kerr county na nasa 68—kabilang ang 22 bata.

Ayon kay Texas Governor Greg Abbott sa press conference nitong Linggo, mayroon pang 41 na nawawala. – FRJ, GMA Integrated News