Mga estudyante, tinangay ng rumaragasang ilog sa Camarines Sur | Reporter’s Notebook - video Dailymotion

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00:00Oh my God, help me!

00:11Projects that were supposed to continue for the residents to go to school and use for their livelihood.

00:21But they were destroyed and not saved.

00:25In the town of Mercedes, Camarinas Norte,

00:29a video was captured of the students crossing the river while the water was overflowing.

00:38A few moments later, the two students lost their balance and were quickly swept away by the water.

00:50Then, another child was swept away.

00:58Hurry, hurry!

01:01In the distance, the three students could hardly see the force of the water.

01:06Hurry, hurry!

01:09The water was so strong that they had to go all the way to the other side.

01:18This hanging bridge in San Miguel, Bulacan,

01:20was also used by students like Christine Joy to cross the river whenever the water was too strong.

01:29It was destroyed.

01:31We couldn't cross the river.

01:33We had to hold on to the bridge.

01:35We were able to hold on to it, but we were swept away.

01:37A wrong step could cause the bridge to fall into the deep and flooding water.

01:45Of course, we were worried that the water was too strong.

01:51In another visit of the Reporter's Notebook in Mangatulay,

01:57what will we encounter?

01:59We've been waiting for a long time for an answer, for a solution.

02:04Because of the force of the rain, this river flooded the Mercedes-Camarines Norte.

02:10Oh my God!

02:12The small road to cross to the other side was submerged in the water.

02:17They can't cross the river anymore.

02:19At that time,

02:22the students were on their way home from school.

02:26The school was closed.

02:28The school was closed?

02:30Yes.

02:32The students, Narena Rose, Daniela, and her brother, Danilin, were on their way home from school.

02:38That's why they had to cross the river.

02:42But while the water in the river was flooding,

02:45they didn't expect what would happen next.

02:50Narena Rose and Daniela quickly crossed the river.

02:54Oh my God! There's a hole!

02:56Then, Danilin followed the water.

02:59There's a hole!

03:01Hurry!

03:02Oh my God!

03:04There's a hole!

03:05Hurry!

03:12Two days after the incident,

03:14Reporters Notebook went to Barangay Pambuhan in Mercedes-Camarines Norte.

03:19The rain is getting stronger.

03:22According to Jessibel Dayulena,

03:24one of the people who filmed the incident,

03:27she immediately ran to the river

03:29when she heard that students were watching the water flood.

03:35Oh my God! There's a hole!

03:38That's when she found out that the three students were her neighbors.

03:42Hurry!

03:43Oh my God!

03:45Hurry!

03:46The water was flooding here.

03:49It was in the middle of the river.

03:51It was getting stronger here in August.

03:55They were brought here.

03:57They were taken directly to the parking lot.

04:03It was far away.

04:05The people here couldn't avoid crossing the river

04:09because there was no other way.

04:12Jessibel says

04:13that this river is already known to be dangerous whenever the weather is bad.

04:18Even if it's just a little rain,

04:20it immediately floods and floods their road.

04:24Especially when the rain is in the mountains,

04:27it suddenly floods.

04:30Reporters Notebook also went to the house of the students who were watching the river.

04:35Some of their school supplies were even left outside their house.

04:40This is where we found out that the students,

04:43Rena Rose, Daniela, and her brother, Danilin, were saved.

04:48The water was flooding here.

04:52It was in the middle of the river.

04:54We were inside the house when the water suddenly flooded.

05:02My sister was saved and I was also saved.

05:07Oh my God! There's a snake!

05:10It's fast!

05:12I'm scared.

05:14I don't want to go down there.

05:16I think I'll just stay here.

05:20It's fast!

05:22It's good that they were saved

05:24and that some residents were able to find a place to live in the river.

05:28According to one of the rescuers,

05:30he didn't hesitate to jump into the river to save the children.

05:33I saw that they fell down and I ran.

05:37When I ran, I slipped, so I jumped to catch them.

05:42Daniela and Danilin's mother was worried about the news that her children were in an accident.

05:49I was so scared and there were two of them.

05:52When you saw them and they were saved,

05:55I couldn't explain how I felt.

05:57I just thanked God

06:00that they were both saved.

06:05The reporter's notebook also found out that there used to be a river in Barangay Pambuhan.

06:10But the problem is that it was cut off in 2019 due to the heavy rain.

06:16Since then, there hasn't been a safe crossing for the residents whenever the river floods.

06:23This is what the river used to be.

06:26It was just a path for people to cross.

06:28But in 2019, the other side of the river was cut off.

06:36The barangay told us that there's a budget for this.

06:44I just don't know when.

06:47To be honest, there's a small road next to the river.

06:52But whenever the river floods, the road is cut off.

06:55That's why the residents are still forced to cross the river even if it's dangerous.

07:00Hey! Don't run! Hurry!

07:04This problem has been going on for a long time.

07:08There's always a promise.

07:10There's always an election.

07:14Should we wait for something to happen again?

07:17I hope that this will not happen again.

07:20I hope that this accident will not happen again.

07:26Next to the cut-off river,

07:28there's a tarpaulin that shows the details of a bridge project.

07:35This is what's shown next to the broken river.

07:39This is the project description.

07:41It says that the implementing agency is DPWH Camarines Norte

07:46and the cost is P35 million.

07:49The barangay captain said that the project will be completed by the end of February.

07:56But until now, no one has started the project.

08:00The barangay captain said that they have approached the municipal and provincial government several times.

08:07We have made a lot of resolutions to give us a project.

08:11If the barangay can afford it, I've been doing it for a long time.

08:14We don't stop asking for help.

08:17That's why I'm still alive inside.

08:21Last week, they told me that by the end of February, the project will be completed.

08:30In January 2024, the reporter's notebook released the footage of a flood

08:37of students crossing a muddy road in the town of Mercedes Camarines Norte.

08:43When we brought it to the local government of Camarines,

08:47they immediately started the rehabilitation of the flood.

08:51P35 million was the amount allocated for this project.

08:55And it was only in September 2024 that the flood was over.

08:59In the past, this was a small road above the river where residents cross.

09:05Now, the flood is cemented and it is safe to cross even if the water level in the river is high.

09:13Motorcycles and vehicles also cross this road.

09:18The fund came from the General Appropriations Act.

09:23We asked the mayor of the town how the project is being done.

09:29The LGU also asked the national government for help in the construction of the project.

09:36The LGU is poor. They can't afford the Mercedes fund.

09:41We can't afford it, ma'am.

09:44Our 20% development in the past year was only 20%.

09:51So, we can't afford it.

09:54So, we asked for help in the construction of the project.

10:03How is the situation now?

10:06How is the situation now?

10:09There's a lot of rain.

10:11Is it possible for the project to be done even if there's a lot of rain?

10:16We also asked Jesse Bell again.

10:20He showed us the newly constructed project in his area.

10:24It's so beautiful.

10:27It's high and it can't reach the river.

10:30Jesse Bell said that the accident happened after he showed it in a reporter's notebook.

10:36It's so beautiful.

10:38It's so beautiful.

10:40It's so beautiful.

10:42It's so beautiful.

10:44The local government immediately agreed.

10:47The construction of the project happened so fast.

10:51I'm so happy, ma'am.

10:54I'm also happy for you.

10:57The residents are also happy.

11:00It's fast.

11:01Especially now, ma'am.

11:03There's a lot of rain.

11:05If we don't have a roof, we won't be able to cross the river.

11:10So now, even if the water level is rising,

11:14it's safe to cross the river.

11:17Yes, ma'am.

11:19It's safe.

11:21I'm thankful for your program, ma'am.

11:24For the reporter's notebook, ma'am.

11:26It's about our roof.

11:29Jesse Bell is very thankful

11:32because their problem has finally been solved.

11:41That's what's bad, ma'am.

11:44We've been waiting for a long time

11:48and we finally have an answer to help you.

11:58For more information, visit www.fema.gov

Mga estudyante, tinangay ng rumaragasang ilog sa Camarines Sur | Reporter’s Notebook

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