Isabela declares state of calamity due to Ulysses

Isabela Governor Rodolfo Albano III declared the province in a state of calamity on Friday due to Typhoon Ulysses.

Albano stated that the flood damage is worse than what Metro Manila experienced, with 50 out of 91 barangays in Ilagan City and all villages in Santo Tomas town inundated.

Floodwaters reached rooftops, isolating many communities and forcing evacuations to higher grounds as some evacuation centers also got flooded.

The governor noted that the scale of flooding was unprecedented since 1978, catching officials off guard despite preparations.