Philippines: Tropical storm Saudel leaves flooding and damage in its wake

Subscribe to our channel! rupt.ly/subscribe Tropical storm Saudel, known locally as Pepito, left flooding and damage in its wake as seen in Quezon province and Manila on Wednesday. The village of Canda Ibaba, located in Quezon province's Lopez municipality, has been severely damaged by the tropical storm and torrential rains, with houses and entire streets submerged in flood waters, forcing residents to use boats to move around or wade through waste deep waters. Thousands of other residents of the region were displaced, with many still expecting evacuation. Mayor of Lopez city Rachelle Ubana commented on the situation saying "Right now, we are rescuing affected residents and we have rescued 1,400 families already and we transferred them to evacuation centres." The storm is currently moving to the north-west and would reach the South China Sea basin by Saturday, according to the forecasts by the national meteorology centre. *SOUNDBITE* SOT, Rachelle Ubana Mayor of Lopez, Quezon (Tagalog): "Right now, we are rescuing affected residents and we have rescued 1400 families already and we transferred them to evacuation centres." Video ID: 20201021-024 Video on Demand: https://ruptly.tv/videos/20201021-024 Contact: cd@ruptly.tv Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly