The Bicol region has experienced severe flooding due to Tropical Storm Kristine, with a resident noting it's the most they've seen in 30 years. In a Facebook Live on Oct. 23, the local Philippine Information Agency (PIA) shared a first-person video where the speaker appears to be on top of a roof along Panganiban Drive in Naga as he shows the

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced Wednesday morning, October 23, that rescue boats and other essential assets are on their way to the Bicol region where several residents have been left stranded by the severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) ahead of its landfall.

Severe flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the Bicol region have affected at least 77,335 families, or 379,784

Intense rains on Wednesday were forecast to persist in Bicol provinces already turned into lakes by record-shattering rainfall brought by deadly Tropical Storm Kristine, which could hamper the delivery of aid and efforts to save trapped residents awaiting rescue since Tuesday night.