Hello everyone! It’s been a while since my last post.
I didn't expect that the typhoon would be so terrifying. It’s one of the reasons why I haven’t posted lately.
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Here’s what happened during and after the typhoon. At that time, I kept getting alarm notifications from my phone that a storm was approaching. It was signal #3 at first, but then another alert message came in stating that it was signal #4.
I went home right after my work ended at 3:30 p.m., but I could already feel the strong wind and heavy rain. The electricity was turned off around 7 p.m., and the dread began as the typhoon approached
It started with a strong wind and then followed by heavy rain. I tried to sleep but I heard a dog barking and it sounded like it's asking for help. The dog was tied in an empty house next to our home. The house is made of light materials so I was hesitant to help the dog because it might suddenly collapse while I'm inside. I tried to ignore it asking for help but I thought it might die if I didn't rescue it.
Then I immediately wore a hard hat, brought a knife and a flashlight. I tried to go outside the house but the gate was blocked with a lot of galvanized sheet metal. So I had to remove them first in order to get out. While I was carefully walking to the other house where the dog was, I thought I'm looking at Aladin's flying carpet but I was wrong. All of them were galvanized metal sheets flying. It might cut your head or your body in half if you get hit by it.
When I came to the house, I saw the dog and it was already wet and was terrified. Some parts of the house collapsed but the good thing is that the dog was not injured. I didn't have time to untie the leash so I just cut it off using the knife that I brought. I carried the dog and came back to my house.
After that, I just stayed awake for the rest of the night, I could hear houses collapsing, things that were breaking or banging.
Around 6am in the morning, that's when I saw the damages caused by the typhoon. There were several houses that collapsed and or houses that didn't have roofs anymore. Trees are falling and obstructing traffic. The worst-case scenario involves the death of one of my neighbors. The roofs of some of the buildings fell and crashed directly on their home.
I believed the terror would end there, but the typhoon's aftermath is far worse. People began to fear as a result of the lack of electricity and water. The majority of establishments have closed because they wish to save the products that have been left behind for their own purposes.
Aside from that, due to the lack of traffic lights, there is a lot of traffic. Even purchasing gasoline is exhausting due to the enormous line. Because many people are buying gas for their automobiles or using it to cook, you will have to wait 4-5 hours simply to buy it. However, some people take advantage of the situation by reselling it at a premium price in order to increase their profits.
Water is the most pressing issue because most refilling stations are closed due to the lack of electricity. Only those with generators are open. Depending on the queue, you may have to wait a day or two.
In addition, only a few ATM machines are operational, and you will have to wait several hours to withdraw money. I understood that no matter how wealthy you are, even if you have millions in your bank account, you will be unable to utilize it because there are only a few malls operating and they do not accept ATMs.
For two weeks, these problems persisted. Cebu's government took a long time to respond. It took over four days for them to begin working on the issue, which is really disappointing. Even now, we do not have access to electricity or the internet at our location. To get a solid internet connection, I had to ride my bike for about 8 kilometers.
Hopefully, they will be able to fix these issues before the end of this month.
It is very disappointing how the government responded after the typhoon yet we have to understand that they never saw this coming just like the super typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda. They underestimate the typhoon. This should be a lesson moving forward. Glad you're safe and was able to get a chance to have a video call with you and @prettyunicorn last two weeks.
I really hope that things will get better soon for you and your people there. I have never seen a strong storm my self, but even seeing a strong winds with rain already making me worry.
stay safe always.
Rescuing the trapped dog was a good deed. Hope things are now better in your area. Bureaucracy is really slow to respond to situations like what happened. Hope it will also improve in the future. !PIZZA
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Glad your safe Clive, laban lang jud ta ani.🙏 See you soon sa office 😊
Luckily you and your neighbors were safe. In Indiana where I'm from most rural folks have a barn made from galvanized sheets like you mentioned. When a tornado destroys a building like this, it's like a bunch of giant knives flying through the sky. I am glad a worst-case scenario did not happen.
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stay safe. :) thanks for the detailed post. u were a real hero to that dog! :P
This is really bad. It's such a shame that your government did not do a really good job at helping their citizens after the typhoon. You are such a nice person to risk your own life to save the dog. I wonder why the dog's owner must have left him/her tied up, sigh.
Awww🥺 I felt the need for rescue of the dog. Thank you for taking care of it☺️ God Bless!
The next few days after the onslaught of the typhoon was indeed chaotic!! It was really stressful because there were long lines everywhere and resources were almost depleted. I am glad you are well and safe though 🤗 I hope we will all be able to recover soon.
We’ve been highly affected by covid plus the typhoon odeth. I hope that everything will go back to normal but I’m happy that most of the people I know are unharmed and safe. :)
Oh no.....take care of yourself! 🙏
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Welcome back. Thankfully u and your family are safe 👍🏻👍🏻
you risked your life to save the dog. That is noble of you 🙏🙏