we had no electricity and potable water for two days. all we had for food were eggs, sardines, fish and rice. my family and i were lucky our town/district was not severely flooded. flood water level was only ankle-high INSIDE the whole house hehehe
we can only sit and grimly listed to the radio as it broadcasts news about the escalating number of deaths due to the flood in jaro, pavia, mandurriao, etc.
it all happened so fast according to the victims. in a matter of 5-10 mins, flood water rapidly rose to roof levels. they can only save themselves. cars, furniture, appliances, food, books, important papers were all destroyed by the flood. the flood was a great "equalizer". rich or poor, young or old, nobody was spared.
four days after "frank", streets are still muddy/dusty. electricity is about 75% OK, potable water is still limited because the main water pipe leading to the treatment center was broken during the typhoon and would take about 6 months to be repaired/replaced.
anyhoo, iloilo is slowly recovering. i bet majority of jaro residents (and residents of other affected areas) will have brand new refs, TVs, PCs, cars, etc. in the coming days hehehe
we're seriously contemplating buying a rubber raft/tug boat/banca + sturdy ropes in case a similar flood happens again.
to jun and kodi who made "pangamusta" (how are you?), thank you. everything's ok now =)
4 comments:
It's a good thing you weren't as devastated as the others (like Jaro). the clean up sucks, though, even though the water was just ankle deep.
liyatot! glad to hear everything's ok. the rubber raft sounds like a good idea!
melai! we're collecting rubber tires, too hehehe
ling, what was the reason ngaa nag baha gid all of iloilo aside from too much rain? tani wala na similar floods nga matabo.
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