A glimpse of the destruction Sendong has brought; an ounce of emotion it has evoked; the scar it has imprinted is in here being capitated. This is a story that will give us a grasp of the typhoon Sendong disaster.
On the night of December 16, 2012, the rain was pouring hard, the wind was icy cold and everything is dark. No one expected that a catastrophe has come, even the family of Elma Loneros. She is the wife of Virgilio Loveros, they were blessed by 3 children Mover Loneros, 15yrs. Old, Marvin Loneros, 12 yrs old, and Mever Loneros, 1 yr. old. They were calm on that night, not expecting that a flood will destroy everything they have.
When it was early night the water was a bit high, touching their feet and suddenly everything happened fast, the water rose very quick and it reached their neck, they were panicking because the water flow was so rapid and full of mud that made every move of them difficult to do. They left their house because they felt that it is not safe anymore to stay in there, they climbed up in their neighbor’s wooden house and they were shocked in what they saw up there, many people are are crying and begging for help. They stayed there for a while but suddenly a huge wave destroyed the whole house. They felt helpless, they have nothing to hold on to, and they believe that that was the end. They jump off into the rushing water, with nothing to support them but only a single wood, they just let the water take them away. Everything happened very fast, the mother with her 1 yr. old baby was separated to her husband and two sons.
Mr. Elma tried to keep the baby alive but a large log bumped them, she was hurt so badly, she was so confused of what had happened, she felt something’s missing; her baby. She was terrified, she don’t know what to do, she tried to search her baby by going down, swimming against the current of water but she saw nothing, not a single human form and in that moment she knew that she lost her daughter.
By morning, she was rescued by the military team; she was so hungry, thirsty and hurt deeply. She was wandering, trying to search every member of her family, she thought no one survive except her, but in the middle of the search she finally found his husband and two sons in different places. She was a bit glad that they survive but a thought of her lost daughter hurt her so badly. Soon, they were fed by concern people and gave them places to live.
Until now they were traumatize of what had happened, they cannot sleep when it rains. They did not celebrate New Year and Christmas. It was hard for them to move on and start a new life but they have to because the lives of their two remaining children depend on them. At this point they only wish to have a new home, away from the place where they lived before, Bayug. They see that it will be painful for them to go back there. They only now trust everything to the lord because they knew that God has a plan for everything and everything that happened has a purpose.
Life is very unpredictable, today everything felt so good but later everything will turn bad. You will never know. The mere point is “we suffered too much, isn’t it enough?”
A call for change! Sendong means it!
by lynrose genon amd jhora samm genon
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