Typhoon Paeng my experience through the flood in Maguindanao and Cotabato City.
The very recent severe tropical storm Paeng dropped so much rain that it causes floods in several parts of the country. It was Thursday, October 27, 2022 when the rain poured for almost 2–3 more hours. The road near Malabang and Parang started to be flooded with water.
When we reached our destinations, I went straight to my dorm room and soundly sleep, when I woke up early the next morning. I can hear the commotion outside, the water started to rise.
I did not know that in our nearby places like Brgy. Kurentim, DOS, Maguindanao the water is rushing and destroying the whole elementary school. It's just good that the flood happened early in the morning, while the kids are still in their homes.
On the next day we left MSU-Maguindanao by 10 am Friday October 28, 2022, the school is not that flooded yet, but towards the afternoon the water raised that it flooded the campus.
when we reached Cotabato City the buses were not able to leave the bus terminal of Cotabato City because the water on its path was very high.
But luckily for us we were able to find a path were its not flooded yet and we were able to leave Cotabato City. As we travelled the national high way, going to Pigcawayan we are stopped before we reached the Municipality of Pigcawayan. The water crossing the national highway was rushing heavily.
However, we made it. I am just so proud of my colleagues who happen to own a Toyota Hilux and our lady driver. we were able to safely reach our home.
This is the right time to wake up and make our voices known that we the most vulnerable are suffering the effects of climate changes brought by the emissions of developed countries.
Let us all wake up and become resilient to the impacts of climate change.
