Day 1: The Blue Sky After The Storm

December 17, 2021

Friday

[ I've been writing this after the incident happened, so it has been staying in my notes for a week already so I decided to just publish this one. I couldn't write everyday because the network coverage is not stable. Honestly, I'm writing this one way before the network connection went off. And to my surprise, the network is still On and I wouldn't miss this chance to publish right away this thing that's been chilling in my notes for 10 days already ]

We awoke to the light of the sun on our faces.I rubbed my eyes and blinked twice as I thought to myself, "At last, finally the sun showed up." Seeing this light gives us hope that finally the storm has left as the sky is clear and as blue as the sea. I went outside and witnessed the devastating view of our surroundings. This was the day after the typhoon Odette washed all those things that were blocking her way. We can't imagine how much damage the typhoon Odette has caused. Everything's down. 

My cousins and I went to the streets to see and look at how much damage Odette had caused. The rain isn't strong, but the wind is stronger than the rain. All the trees and houses are all down. When we reached the streets, the roads were blocked by lots of trees everywhere. Barangay Tanod and other civilians lend a helping hand to clean and remove the tree trunks and logs that are blocking the road. We went to the highway, and just like the other streets, the highway was also blocked by an enormous mango tree. The big, old mango beside the road was also destroyed by Odette, and it's blocking the road. Four-wheeler trucks could not even pass, and only motorcycles could pass.

Lampposts and transformers were also down, and some even exploded. Electric wires are scattered everywhere on the road. You'll hear the sounds of chainsaws everywhere, cutting trunks and logs. What we saw on the road was truly devastating. All of us in our town were shocked, as we didn't expect this thing to happen. This is the first time ever that a typhoon has caused so much damage here in our place. Because mostly, Cebu City does not usually get hit by typhoons. And if it does, it'll be only a little one.

We couldn't help but feel saddened by what we saw. The houses that were ruined and the roads that have been blocked If you walk on the road, you can only see a few houses that are still standing and complete. And because only a few trees are left standing, you can totally see all the houses everywhere. Everything has become clear and wiped out. 

 We live in an area where it was covered with lots of trees, but after the storm, everything now is so clear.

This is what it looks like, the before and after of the acacia tree that I always took some photos of and posted on noise cash. This is an old tree, one that is older than my mother, and I guess this is the typhoon that caused more damage to it.

Before, its leaves were so green, healthy, and alive. This tree was so large that when it was sunny, it covered a large portion of its underside. 

Following that, after the typhoon strikes, this is now what it looks like. It looks like half of it has vanished already. The sad part was also that under it was the laboratory, the school's laboratory. And half of the roof is gone because of the huge part of the tree that fell on it.

The Cebu IT Park

Have you notice? That the media is not that active? I mean, unlike the past typhoons that hits Philippines, everyone is so busy with the media who are updating non-stop. But right now, it seems so quiet, even our relatives who lives abroad didn't get much news and updates about the typhoon Odette.

Jini's Note:

Please bear with me if I publish stuff like this. You know, we didn't have network coverage for a week, and all I did was just literally write an article every day. I couldn't post an update or even have access to the internet. We don't even have power or water, so to ease the boredom, I just wrote an article about our daily lives after the storm. And also, this also serves as my diary, so that if ever this platform lasts longer than we expected, I will still get to read this article of mine in the near future.

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