Rescue operations in flooded areas continue in Barangay Tumana in Marikina City due to Typhoon Ulysses

Rescue operations to evacuate stranded residents have continued on Thursday afternoon in Marikina City's Barangay Tumana.

On Balitanghali, Chino Gaston reported on how the local government unit (LGU) and volunteers have been doing their rounds in Barangay Tumana to rescue residents stranded in their homes due to the flood brought by the heavy rains of Typhoon Ulysses.

The Marikina River

Gaston said electric and telephone wires have been interrupting the rescue efforts done by volunteer groups and LGUs.

Gaston said there are no reports of casualties and injuries in Barangay Tumana yet.

While there were no official figures on the number of residents in Barangay Tumana that have been rescued, Gaston said there is already a number of people who have been evacuated.

Marikina City mayor Marcy Teodoro admitted that authorities were overwhelmed by the situation, as evacuation centers have become packed even as residents in several areas awaited rescue with floods reaching the second floor of houses.