Typhoon removed half of our roof in Isabela

It's sad to hear stories like this. I hope your family in Isabela is safe. Perhaps they can arrange for some place to stay if the roof gets further damaged. But I hope and pray it won't come to that. I think the good think about typhoon Juan is that Pagasa gave us warnings days before this happened. I hope your family in the province was able to prepare for this. And I hope your local government too did every safety precaution possible in order to prevent further damage to your locality.

Too bad about your roof, at least your family is okay. The roof can be replaced, but not your family. Were they inside the house when the roof was blown away? I guess most of your things are now wet. I was a victim of Ondoy, and although we lost most of our possessions, I am still grateful to this day that nobody got hurt and nobody got sick because of that. Well, my brother stepped on a barbed wire and my cousin was bitten by his dog when he tried to move her to higher grounds, but at least no casualties. I can understand the feeling of helplessness that you are feeling now. My relatives were so worried that day because my mother was with us on top of the roof and exposed to the elements and she has a heart condition. But these are acts of nature and all we can do really is wait for it to get over. Keep a positive attitude, pray and you will get through this.

I do not know anyone in northern Luzon. When we were on our Alaskan Cruise there were a lot of Filipinos on board, but we really did not get into any conversation as to find out where they came from.

I am currently watching the news in GMA and ABS. The typhoon is so strong that it becomes scary for me. I am really afraid of typhoons.

stay put, dear, and do not ever attempt to travel and go to your family. i saw in tv how strong the winds are. prayer is the only thing we could do. i hope they are safe.

I'm sorry to hear that. :( I hope your family is ok. I hope the devastation of Typhoon Juan ends soon. The Philippines needs a breather. We haven't even fully recovered from challenges that befell us a few months ago. We will include you and your family in our prayers.

When it is safe enough to travel to Isabela, go give your family help. Everything will be all right, you'll see. We'd be praying for everyone who had been hit by the typhoon. Keep safe!

I also had relatives in northern Luzon,i am a native of La Union and Baguio City. Now,i am also worried about them. One relative texted me that crops are damaged,some houses roofs are torn. Our ancient house is somehow safe,just dripping roofs but can be fixed when the storm is over. But my siblings who lives in Baguio is not responding to my texts. It might be the signal,or they run out of batteries (i just hope so) I'm a bit worried really...i hope they'll text me soon. Let's pray for our loved ones

Good luck to them!