Aftermath and some evening news snippets about Basyang/Conson 14 July 2010

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Power was totally out around 11 pm of 13 July 2010 in Fairview, Quezon City. Before that was intermittent power supply.

As a response to a posted inquiry about the situation in Tagaytay City around midnight of 13 July 2010, I called up the Red Cross hotline [(63-2) 527-0000] at 12:38 am and my call was quickly received. My name and contact numbers were taken down and I was assured of a call back should any news about Tagaytay or nearby areas be gathered.

At 1:21am (time stamp on my phone), a Red Cross volunteer named Angelo called back with a quick  overview of the Tagaytay and Cavite situations. Angelo said that according to their (Red Cross) survey, all of Cavite was without power and some residents in certain areas were evacuated.

Many thanks to the Philippine National Red Cross for its quick response.

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PAGASA raised the weather alert status in Metro Manila to Signal #2 at 11 pm. By then, power was cut off in many areas of Metro Manila.

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As I posted on Tweeter and elsewhere:

11:59 am
Awoke 6am w power back; internet on abt 30-45mins ago (as w SunMobile).Good thing abt typhoon w more wind than rain,it come&goes pretty fast

(Water supply was off all of morning).

6:00 pm
A friend working in a bank says all banks are offline. She's home, did not report for (online-related) bank work today.

7:00 pm
collection images of Basyang/Coscon aftermath on evening news. can't believe some ppl were actually oblivious to weather conditions.

7:07 pm
NGCP: Restoration of power in Metro Manila/Luzon to be completed after 2-3 days as a result of Basyang/Conson

Others:
Blogging GMA 7's 24 Oras telecast on Basyang/Conson.
(Time stamps based on my clock are of when the news was read over the air.)

7:15 pm
Report of GMA 7 from Binakayan, Kawit, Bacoor and Trese Martires evening of 13 July 2010 of Basyang /Conson showed residents rushing towards the Bacoor National High School for shelter.

7:26 pm

wow. 40-footer container van upturns while in transit during the storm along road somewhere in Cavite. What was wind velocity at that time?!

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"Strong winds causes crane to fall along SLEX"


~ Skyway girder collapses on SLEX along Parañaque City-Muntinlupa City ~
[Video courtesy of QTV-11.
For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV]

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Report of landslide in a barangay in Tagaytay City claiming the life of an infant and his mother.

• Bay, Laguna flooding; Laguna municipalities had 7 casualties total.
• Stranded passengers in the morning on EDSA-North Station MRT as a result of power outage.
• Fish kill on Laguna de Bay.
• Bay, Laguna market flooded waist-high.
• Tree on NLEX in Pampanga hits a tanker, evening of 13 July 2010
• Stranded passengers, some for up to 10 hours, at the NAIA, morning of 14 July 2010
• all Metro Manila hotels are reportedly fully booked (from Twitter);
• many establishments and shops, like at the Araneta center, were closed (from our office assistant).

7:25 pm
50 residents lose home in sea-side town of Noveleta, Cavite

7:31 pm
Large, old tree on Pres. Quirino cor. Leveriza blocks main road. MMDA says soft soil and strong wind caused it to fall.

MMDA CCTV cameras around Metro Manila did not work because of power outage.

7:34 pm
8 Filipino fishermen rescued off an Australian tanker in Bataan; Coast Guard says total of 57 people, mostly fisherfolks, are still missing.

7:43 pm
Barge off Mariveles Cove, Bataan swept by waves hits fish boat 3 fishermen from another boat were hit, 7 more missing. More than 10 other fish boats anchored were damaged.

Oil spill from damaged barge and boats feared.

7:46 pm
Debris from a McDonald's sign in a store in Paranaque hits a car.

Billboard scaffoldings fall on power wires. OAAP denies owners of aforementioned billboard scaffoldings are its members.

*snippets from the 14 July 2010 GMA-7 24 Oras telecast