Heavy rainfall brought by the shear line resulted in flooding and landslides in several areas of the country.According to a 24 Oras report by Ian Cruz on Thursday, two landslides occurred along the Maharlika Highway at Santa Elena, Camarines Norte on Christmas Day due to two consecutive weeks of heavy rain.“Pasulpot-sulpot lang po ang dating ng ulan, pero malakas. ‘Yun ang nakakapagpahina ng pundasyon ng lupa kaya siya ay nagla-landslide,” said resident Christian Potes.
Meanwhile, one man and his buffalo died afterthey were swept by floods while attempting to cross a spillway at Barangay San Vicente on Christmas Eve.Before he went missing, victim Angelito Gutierrez said that he was going to a coconut farm near the mountain.Due to the heavy rain, floods at the spillway reached up to waist level.“Talagang masakit sa puso kung tanggapin… Wala na akong magagawa, nandoon na siya. ‘Yung mukha nga niya hindi ko makita. Nakatagilid ang ginawa.
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