A mother and daughter in Misamis Occidental survives after three days a drift at sea amid the a flooding cause by heavy down pour.
Christelyn Lomo, 34, said they were asleep late night of December 24, Christmas Eve, when heavy rains showered a large volume of water. Strong current of water had hit their house and washed it away.
Lomo and her three-year-old child who were at the second floor of their house were unable to exit.
"Nung natabunan na kami ng bahay, pilit ko siyang itinulak pataas para ma-save siya, tumambak na sakin mga bubong, mabigat talaga," she told ABS-CBN in an interview.
"Akala ko babawian na ako ng buhay kasi ininom ko na 'yung tubig dagat hanggang nakaahon ako," she added.
Then, she knew they were already drifting at the open sea.
She recalled eating live fish to survive after days without rescue came.
"Nagugutom na anak ko, naghahanap siya ng pagkain. Buti may lumapit na papaya, kinain namin. May isda rin, kinain namin kahit buhay pa. Tapos naghahanap ako ng tubig.
"Sabi ko, 'Anak, inumin mo na lang tubig dagat.' Ayaw niya inumin, kaya sabi ko, 'Look up,' kasi umuulan, para makainom ng tubig ula. Ayaw niya, hanggang nakakita ako ng coconut. Pinukpok ko hanggang nabiyak, Ininom niya iyong saaw," she said.
After three days, nearby fishermen found them drifting far from the shore, near Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte.
inumin tubig dagat?? edi lalo kayo na dehydrate?!
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