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Pasig, Taguig floods may remain for one more month
By JAM SISANTE and ANDREO CALONZO, GMANews.TV
Residents of Pasig and Taguig cities will have to endure one more month of floods due to Laguna de Bay's elevated water level, officials said. In an interview with GMANews.TV on Thursday, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Bayani Fernando said pumping stations could do nothing to lower the floodwater level in parts of Pasig City.
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Residents of Brgy. Kalawaan in Pasig City line up in the murky water to get relief goods from city officials. Photo by Jam Sisante
The situation was not nearly as chaotic when Pasig City officials delivered relief goods to Brgy. Kalawaan on Thursday morning, but residents in the area, where floodwater is waist-deep, lamented their sorry state. Richard, a 29-year-old jeepney driver, said he, his pregnant wife, and their eight-year-old child have been sleeping on their roof since "Ondoy" struck Saturday. Their electricity and phone lines have also been cut off since the storm. Only the water supply is available. "Mapalad lang yung iba, may second floor. Pero yung iba sa kisame, sa bubong (Others are lucky because their houses have second floors. But others sleep on the roof)," he said. "Yung inaalala ko yung baby e. Tapos malamok pa sa gabi (I'm worried about the baby. Plus there are mosquitoes at night)." Richard said he and his companions wade through the flood to purchase food. "Puro alipunga na paa namin, pero wala, tinatiyaga na lang kasi wala kaming makain (We're getting athlete's foot but we have to do it, otherwise we won't have anything to eat)," he said. "Sabi ko nga sa kanila, inumin niyong lahat ng tubig para kahit papano mabawas-bawasan, bumabaw (I told them, drink the water from the flood so it will go down somehow)," Richard joked. According to the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), "Ondoy" caused an estimated P4.8 billion in damage across the Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Calabarzon regions. In its latest report, the NDCC also pegged the number of fatalities to 277. The death toll is expected to rise pending reports from local government officials. - GMANews.TV
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