Storm Blows Away from Northern Philippines Leaving 65 Dead but Forecasters Warn it May Do a U-turn

We're not done yet with our rescue work,

he said

Bongbong Marcospresident

The water was just too much,

Marcos told reporters

The floods have yet to subside. Calls asking for help are still pouring here,

regional police director Andre Dizon told AFP

We are desperate to find people in safe condition. Deep inside, I am hoping that many of those reported missing are not under the mud and boulders, but simply went somewhere without telling others,

Malinao, the police chief, said

We are still hoping for the best,

said Malinao, the police chief

Bongbong Marcospresident

We have flood control systems but the amount of water is unmanageable. This is climate change. This is all new, so we have to come up with new solutions too,

Marcos added

Our main problem here is that many areas are still flooded,

he told government officials during a briefing

Bongbong Marcospresident

It doesn't have to make landfall for the damage to occur,

Marcos said, citing the continuing downpours set off by Trami in the Philippines

Bongbong Marcospresident

Oh God, it is what it is. We just have to deal with it,

Marcos said

The greatest challenge here really is the thick mud. In our location, the mud is about 3m high with debris and boulders,

Malinao said

We saw washing machines, cars, home equipment, roofs being swept away,

Mimie Dionela, 56, told AFP

We thought we were on the way to success in the business,

the 47-year-old said

That's the problem we're having with Bicol, so difficult to penetrate,

he said

We're lucky (the rain) happened in the morning, for sure many would've died if it happened at night,

she said

He’s in shock and couldn’t speak and we’re only asking him to point to where their bedroom was located so we can dig in that part,

Malinao said

He's simply devastated."

Malinao said of a fisherman who lost his wife and child when a landslide buried their home in 10 feet of sludge

Many are still trapped on the roofs of their homes and asking for help,

Andre Dizon, police director for the hard-hit Bicol region, told AFP

The area was hit by a flash flood yesterday. Our people are still in the area to check if there are other casualties,

he said