Memories with Maring

Maring (known internationally as Trami)  made an awful dent in our country. Classes are cancelled 'til Friday to ensure the citizens' safety. Along with runny nose among my friends and family, flood scenes became the tropical storm's remembrance.

Many of our kababayans who have experienced devastation of properties due to Ondoy fixed their stuffs that they may be safe in case the water rises. Thank God the typhoon  left and the water level in the river subsided.

Brgy. Dos: Some streets were flooded.

Brgy. Talangka sightings

There's not much flood here, except on the area where the national road is being constructed. The smell of wet grasses was all over the place.

 While going home, we came across a bunch of people riding small trucks. The rain was unpredictable, though. Just when you thought that the typhoon was gone and the sun was on the edge of shining, a heavy blast of rain would pour down!

J.Rizal Flood
If there's one area which was affected most by Maring, it's J. Rizal. Vehicles could hardly pass along the arc due to high water level.

The water from the river overflowed.

Only in Pinas.

Cemetery Area/ Cabooan

'Di nagpaawat kay Maring ang ating mga kababayang nakipaglibing kay G. Macalalad. 

Brgy. Uno--after the typhoon

  

Lost and found.

While roaming along the edges of 'Calubcob River' in Brgy. Uno, Capt. Raoul Nitro advised that I go to 'Cumba', a place where I am not familiar about. To much strangeness, I asked my mother while I was typing this article whether it's called 'humba'  or 'Cumba'. The flood there reached up to knee-level. Rhean Tuico, a youth running for SK Kagawad (teka, nangangampanya na ba ako dito? hehe) accompanied me around her neighborhood. While we're crossing the small bridge connecting Uno main and Cumba  area, she said that numerous houses filled their place. As we arrived, I noticed that the place was highly populated--with kids and geese. I was also  surprised to see a stunning wide field leading to Coralan.

She invited me to walk along the side of the field but we went back due to swampy path. She added that When Ondoy came, the water reached their neck.

While walking along bayan, I saw our hometown routine back: vehicles roaming, people chatting, kids playing, animals gathering. At the surge of typhoon the past few days, people expressed their care towards their friends and family through the internet; others were uploading pictures of the water level in the main river. Students were waiting for classes to be suspended (am I right here? ;))

The Office of the Mayor, which roamed around the affected areas in our Municipality during and after the typhoon occurence, sent its concern via social media:

"Ang Pamahalaang Bayan po natin at ang inyong Lingkod ay patuloy na nakasubaybay at naka alerto para sa mga report ng ating mga kababayan na naapektuhan at maapektuhan ng ulan, pagtaas ng lebel ng tubig sa ilog at mga iba pang report dulot ng Hanging Habagat. Muli po, mag- ingat po tayong lahat at ipanalangin ang kaligtasan ng bawat isa.'  -Mayor Cindy, Aug19

Inquirer news released the storm's details on its website: