Tropical storm swamps Philippine provinces in widespread flooding, traps people, some on roofs

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Tropical storm swamps Philippine provinces in widespread flooding, traps people, some on roofs
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Stranded vehicles seen near an evacuation centre in in Naga City, Camarines Sur province on Oct 23, 2024. - AFP

The storm was about 310km east of Baler in the northeastern province of Aurora with sustained winds of 85km per hour and gusts to 105 kph. It was forecast to hit Aurora’s coast Wednesday night. "People have been stuck on roofs of their houses for several hours now,” former Vice President Leni Robredo, who lives in the northeastern city of Naga, said in a post on Facebook early Wednesday.Robredo expressed hopes the flooding would ease at low tide Wednesday morning.

"We need national intervention,” Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte of Camarines Sur province told DZRH radio network, saying his flood-prone province has about 50 rescue boats but needs about 200 due to the widespread appeals from villagers to be rescued.

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