Raging flood due to Carina sweeps away car of Aiko Melendez’s son

Aiko Melendez shares flood experience from Typhoon Carina | Image: Facebook/Aiko Melendez

Actress-turned-politician Aiko Melendez shared that she and her family experienced the flooding brought by super typhoon Carina that swept away the car of her son Andre Yllana.

Melendez, a councilor of Quezon City’s 5th district, took to Facebook on Wednesday, July 24, to share a video of the severe flood that affected their area.

“Lahat po tayo ay nahaharap muli sa isang matinding pagsubok. Hindi po kayo nagiisa. Wala sa antas ng pamumuhay ang pagsubok. Kaninang umaga po pinilit po namen habulin ang inaanod na kotse ng aking anak Andre Yllana subalit wala din po kaming nagawa kundi ang magdasal,” she wrote.

(We are all facing a severe test again. You are not alone. The test can affect anyone regardless of economic class standing. This morning we tried to chase the car of my son Andre Yllana that was drifting away, but we couldn’t do anything but pray.)

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The actress-politician underscored that the loss of material things is nothing compared to the loss of one’s life, adding that she remained grateful that no one in their family got injured.

“Materyal na bagay lang ang sasakyan. Ang mahalaga ngayon ay walang masaktan at nasasaktan. Kalahati sa aking team natrap po sa kanilang mga bahay ubos ang gamit. Kaya po iilan lang po kami ang makakaikot upang maghatid ng tulong. Hindi po kami panghihinaan ng loob dahil tao muna bago ko harapin ang sariling problema po,” Melendez said. 

(The car is just a material thing. The important thing now is that no one is hurt or will get hurt. Half of my team was trapped in their houses with no supplies. That’s why only a few of us can go around to deliver help. We will not waver in our effort to help other people first before facing our own problems.)

Melendez said that she and the rest of the city council will be ready to extend help to those in need.

Thousands of Filipino families experienced the downpour brought by super typhoon Carina and tried to navigate the aftermath of the flooding it caused all over Metro Manila and nearby provinces.