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Michael De Mesa has been stranded on the road for 17 hours due to flooding: ‘I just want to go home’
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Michael De Mesa left taping on Wednesday afternoon due to the flooding caused by Super Typhoon Carina, and found himself stranded on the road 17 hours later.
In a series of Instagram photos and videos, the actor and director shared his ordeal that began on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30pm, when they packed up taping in Cainta and he drove through strong rains and flooded areas.
The last slide on Michael’s first post showed heavy nighttime traffic. According to the celebrity, he has been in the same area for five hours.
“There’s no sign of the flood receding. Oh my god, and my car is malfunctioning,” he said in the video.
In his caption, Michael said “The roads are impassable due to waist-deep flooding, and my car has malfunctioned from the water I had to drive through earlier. It’s nighttime now, and I haven’t eaten. I guess we definitely shouldn’t have gone to work today.”
Come Thursday morning, the actor updated his followers that he was still in the same area.
“Stranded for 17 hours now," he wrote, adding "Naiiyak na ako. The tow truck can’t get through, and my anxiety is kicking in."
"I just want to go home,” he added.
Michael’s wife Julie Reyes-Eigenmann commented, “Praying you’ll be home soon, my love. Hang in there.”
His fellow actors like Yasmien Kurdi, Iza Calzado, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Eula Valdez, and many more said that they are praying for Michael’s safety.
Michael, of the Eigenmann family of artists, is part of the cast of “Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis.” He is also part of the upcoming GMA-7 series, “Forever Young.”
Metro Manila was placed under a state of calamity Wednesday amid severe flooding. Malls and other establishments provided shelter, parking spaces, bathrooms, and internet signal.
Cainta, Rizal was also placed under a state of calamity on Thursday morning, as Carina exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
A number of areas in Metro Manila remain flooded.
PAGASA weather specialist Veronica Torres on Unang Balita Thursday said it will continue to enhance the Southwest Monsoon or habagat that will bring moderate to intense rains over the western section of Luzon.
Several organizations, including GMA Kapuso Foundation, have also opened up donation drives to benefit those affected by the super typhoon.
Here's hoping Michael gets home soon!
— Nika Roque/LA, GMA Integrated News
