"Helping people in need - Typhoon Odette Aftermath"

It was near Christmas Day when Bagyong Odette or also known it her international name "Rai" hits our beloved land.

But before she came, we are all excited to start our count down and celebrate Christmas Eve with our loved ones.

The rain starts pouring badly and the wind is getting colder and colder. But the rain poured heavier from December 13, 2021, until December 15, 2021. It was just announced in the news that Typhoon Odette become a Super Typhoon because of the strong wind and rain and it will landfall in Mindanao and Visayas Area.

Exactly December 16, 2021, when Super Typhoon Odette landed first on Siargao Island. But we can already feel the strong wind and heavy rain at that time.

By 11:am the big trees nearby in our house are starting to collapse and some of the galvanized aluminum roofs are starting to flow by the wind. The resident's nearby rivers and mountains are forced to evacuate because at any time there will be a landslide or flood.

By 2 pm, many trees are falling at no one can go outside because the wind is strong, some of the motorcycles that are parked outside are down by the wind, and the water in the river is getting bigger and bigger.

All the rescue units are busy evacuating the residents near this area.

When Super Typhoon Odette is in Southern Leyte Area, we can also feel it here in our area.

By 8 pm, many houses are collapsed, galvanized aluminum roofs are being blown away, trees are falling, and the water of the river is already at the National Road of our place, and some of the evacuation centers are destroyed.

The wind and rain calmed at exactly 9:30 until morning. When the morning comes we can now actually see the aftermath of Super Typhoon Odette and this is what happened in my place.

No electricity, no cellular signal, and No information about what happened in the nearby barangays and provinces. It took 3 days after the cellular signal went back but the connection is poor.

My friends posted on Facebook how devastated by Super Typhoon Odette in the province of Southern Leyte. Almost all the houses nearby the coastal area have been washed out by the storm surge and almost all the trees are knocked down and all of their source of income is destroyed.

It is very sad to see and feel. The scenario is like a Deja vu of Super Typhoon Yolanda way back in 2013 but this is tripled than Super Typhoon Yolanda.

December 18, 2021, when the cellular signal is working but not fast enough to browse but my heart broke when I read posts on Facebook from one of my classmates that asked for assistance from food to shelter.

By December 21, 2021, I initiated the "Oplan Tabang sa Southern Leyte" which I posted on Facebook asking for any free empty bottles that we can use in refilling some water, donations for rice, hygiene kits, noodles, can goods, and even clothes. Luckily my family and friends supported me in my mission, some of my mommy's friends and also my godmother in my wedding donate grocery items and I also donate all my converted back to this relief operation.

In our first wave, we packed 25 reliefs goods, refilled 14 bottles of 7-10 liters of water bottles, and 18 packs with noodles and coffee packs.

We distributed the first wave of relief goods last December 23, 2021.

By December 24 and 25 a lot of donations came from different donors, especially to @Zhyne06 and friends and my co-major.

Tomorrow we can distribute the second wave of relief packs to the nearby barangay that we distributed last December 23. They need food, water, and materials to build a shelter.

I'm blessed to have a genuine-hearted family, friends, co-majors, Godparents, and donors that helped me in this mission.

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