Local rescued from Valenzuela wall, house collapse dies from injuries

A resident rescued after a wall collapsed on several Valenzuela City homes died from his injuries, according to Emil Sumangil's Monday 24 Oras report.

Amid a downpour that started Saturday evening, the wall collapsed and fell on several homes on Sunday, trapping victim Reynaldo Medino Maraya.

Maraya was rescued, but he expired on Monday morning.

"Gumuho po yung pader bale naiwan po si tatay doon sa loob," said the victim's son.

"Nung nahawakan na ng kapatid ko, bumigay na yung sahig, gumuho na. Nung nandun na si tatay nahulog na tapos pagulong gulong na siya dun, natabunan na ng bato."

Meanwhile, 28 families or 113 individuals lost their homes in the incident and would now need to find a new place to live.

Furthermore, the collapse happened so quickly that residents were unable to save any of their belongings.

"Mga bandang alas ocho, may narinig akong kalabog tapos maya-maya may parang narinig ako na parang nalaglag na yero. Tapos pagsilip ko sa bintana nakita ko yung pader bumuwal, nagpanic na mga tao," recounted resident Rohama Atip.

"Yung pangalawang crack nakita ko na lang yung CR sa pinakalabas doon nag-crack na. Tapos sa may sahig namin may pangalawang crack. Nagpanic na ako di ko na alam gagawin ko."

Local government officials inspected the incident site and promised the now-homeless residents that they would be given financial aid.

According to Valenzuela City's engineering officials, the ground at the incident site was so saturated from the continuous downpour that it slid out from under the wall, causing the collapse.

The site was declared a danger zone, and entry into the area was now prohibited.

Affected residents would have to temporarily stay at evacuation centers where they will be cared for by the City Social Welfare Office, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and barangay workers. — DVM, GMA Integrated News