11-16-2013, 09:02 AM
Some of the story:
Written by Lilian as told to her by her mother.
I chose not to edit this so you can get a better feel for Filipinos from the Provinces.
My mother finally called me today 8 days after the typhoon. They (my mother and my older brother)had to go to Catbalogan to get a signal and will be able to call me and to buy some food and other stuff they might need but they weren't able to buy some stuff like kerosene and gasoline cause the line is about a kilometer long. Catbalogan is about 5hrs ride by van from our village if the road is good and no traffic.
She said they are all ok and our old house is still standing although there are some damages on the roof since the electric pole fell into our roof and the same like our new house. They stayed in the old house since our store is there. The storm started around 3a.m. At around 5a.m in the middle of the storm my father went out to check the new house (200 meter away from the old house) and he saw people nocking on our door hoping to get some shelter because the place where they evacuated got flooded. They were wet, weak, freezing,hungry including very small baby a few months old. My parents let them in and gave them coffee and anything that will keep them warm. My mom cooked them foods to eat.
Two days after the typhoon my father and my brother drove 8 hrs (due to heavy traffic and damaged road) by motorcycle to Brgy. San Jose in Tacloban to check my older sister and her 3 yr. old son. Thanks God they are ok after the water reach until 2nd floor of there apt.
In our village so far after the typhoon my mom said the people there received a relief (2 kls of rice, 4 noodles, and 3 canned goods) just good for 1 day maybe by 5 people.
edit:
Lilian's English is better than mine anyway . . . so easier for you to read *(:>*
Written by Lilian as told to her by her mother.
I chose not to edit this so you can get a better feel for Filipinos from the Provinces.
My mother finally called me today 8 days after the typhoon. They (my mother and my older brother)had to go to Catbalogan to get a signal and will be able to call me and to buy some food and other stuff they might need but they weren't able to buy some stuff like kerosene and gasoline cause the line is about a kilometer long. Catbalogan is about 5hrs ride by van from our village if the road is good and no traffic.
She said they are all ok and our old house is still standing although there are some damages on the roof since the electric pole fell into our roof and the same like our new house. They stayed in the old house since our store is there. The storm started around 3a.m. At around 5a.m in the middle of the storm my father went out to check the new house (200 meter away from the old house) and he saw people nocking on our door hoping to get some shelter because the place where they evacuated got flooded. They were wet, weak, freezing,hungry including very small baby a few months old. My parents let them in and gave them coffee and anything that will keep them warm. My mom cooked them foods to eat.
Two days after the typhoon my father and my brother drove 8 hrs (due to heavy traffic and damaged road) by motorcycle to Brgy. San Jose in Tacloban to check my older sister and her 3 yr. old son. Thanks God they are ok after the water reach until 2nd floor of there apt.
In our village so far after the typhoon my mom said the people there received a relief (2 kls of rice, 4 noodles, and 3 canned goods) just good for 1 day maybe by 5 people.
edit:
Lilian's English is better than mine anyway . . . so easier for you to read *(:>*