Over 300 families evacuated as Marikina River reaches 2nd alarm
According to Mariz Umali's Monday report on '24 Oras,' residents near the river and in low-lying areas started evacuating as the Marikina River reached 2nd alarm at 1:53 p.m.
Some of the residents said they decided to evacuate for the safety of their families, especially their children.
Another resident said she opted to evacuate out of fear of being being trapped in her home as what happened during Tropical Storm Ondoy in 2009.
Used as one of the evacuation centers in Marikina, some rooms in H.Bautista Elementary School were dedicated to senior citizens, lactating mothers, and pregnant women. Another room was turned into a soup kitchen.
Residents also received relief kits, which have mats and blankets, among others.
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro said they have teams unclogging drainage canals and waterways of garbage after some streets in Mountain View Village were flooded. Teodoro said the city also has to contend with trash and debris that are brought by waters from neighboring Rizal province.
Residents in Marikina may dial the hotline 161 for assistance. — Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News
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