How We Prepare For The Typhoon Uwan: Thankful That We're Safe And Dry

It's Saturday afternoon, and everybody seems so busy preparing for the upcoming typhoon. Our province, Albay, is one of the places where Typhoon Uwan will pass.
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‎My hubby started to cut some of the tree branches, cover our windows and doors, while I? I decided to gather all the things outside and secure them in a plastic bag.
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‎We also decided to buy some of the essentials, instant meals, and ready-to-eat food.

A lot of people bought the same goods, in case the typhoon would not allow us to buy them for the next few days.
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‎When we got home, I then prepared our "go bag".
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‎It consists of canned goods, biscuits, water, a flashlight, a radio, instant noodles, first aid kits, some medicines, etc.

‎I also put some blankets, diapers for the kids, and clothes.

‎And that's it! My go bag is ready.

In case we need to transfer or evacuate, I don't need to prepare it one by one, which sometimes causes us to forget some of the important things.
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‎By Sunday morning, at exactly 3 am... My hubby woke me up, as we needed to evacuate to my mother-in-law's house. It's just next to our residence.
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‎The wind at that time was already strong.
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‎So with an umbrella in my hubby's hand, I grabbed Aiden, covered him with a jacket, and we started walking in cold water.
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‎Aiden woke up from the cool shower.
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‎We didn't anticipate that Typhoon Uwan would start that early.
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‎We thought it was 11 am as per the news.
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‎So, can you imagine how my kids got so active that early? They thought it was already time to wake up, so they started playing and giggling.
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‎Good thing, by 4:30 am we tried to sleep again, and they dozed off too.
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‎At 9 am, when I woke up, typhoon Uwan was still strong.

One thing my hubby didn't secure was the ducks and chickens. Can you spot them?
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‎They remained in the group to produce heat, as the wind and rain at that time were so strong.
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‎And did you know that ducks eat each other's feathers to remain alive?
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‎To survive, they peck the small ones' feathers, causing them to chill and soon die.
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‎Yeah, sadly, one duck died after the typhoon.
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‎4 pm when the wind and rain stop.
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‎Look what Uwan did...

Everything was damaged, starting from the trees, fence, plants, etc.
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‎But still, we're thankful that our house didn't have major damage, and we're safe and dry.
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‎It's just a lot of leaves needed to clean up, a fence to repair, electric wires to secure, and plants that need help to recover.
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‎Slowly, we'll get back on track.
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‎Until my next day...
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‎Thanks for the visit! Have a lovely day. Buh-bye. 💗🌸