At least 2,000 people were still trapped in a village in Binmaley town, Pangasinan province as floodwaters remained deep even as tropical depression Pepeng (international codename Parma) continued moving out of the country.

ABS-CBN’s Ron Gagalac reported that many residents of Barangay Tombor were still on the roofs of their houses waiting to be rescued.
 
“A lot of residents are still on their rooftops and haven't eaten for the past two days,” Gagalac reported on ANC.

Floodwater inundated houses, establishments and ricefields.

Binmaley Mayor Sammy Rosario said 9 more villages were still submerged in floodwaters, affecting about 10,000 families or about 40,000 individuals.

Rosario said on two rubber boats and a wooden banca were dispatched to rescue the trapped villagers.

The mayor said the rescuers were evacuating senior citizens and children first.

Gagalac reported that some residents have started going out of their way to rescue people trapped in critical areas of the village as rescue operations were focused in the northern and eastern parts of the province.

Appeal for donations

Tombor residents are in need of immediate relief such as food and clean drinking water, as well as medicines for the sick.

Individuals or groups willing to donate relief goods to affected Binmaley residents are urged to coordinate with the local government.

Meanwhile, ABS-CBN’s Cris Zuñiga reported that around 9,000 families affected by the floodwaters that submerged almost 70 percent of the entire Pangasinan province have been brought to evacuation centers.

Zuñiga, quoting latest monitoring reports from the National Disaster Coordinating Council, reported that 38 cities and municipalities in the province were still in floodwaters.
 
He reported that among the hardest hit municipalities areas were Rosales, Mangaldan, Manaoag and San Fabian.

He added that Urbiztondo and Bayambang have become areas of concern after the Bayambang dam collapsed Friday night.

Floodwaters have subsided in some parts of eastern Pangasinan. However, rescue teams were still having hard time navigating flooded areas because of the floods' strong current.

Local officials said rescuers from the Philipine Army, Philippine navy and US army started to penetrate heavily flooded areas on Saturday morning.

Only the Camiling-Bayambang-Lingayen highway route is the safest access to the province as major access points were still impassable.

Bued Bridge damaged

Meanwhile, ANC reported that the Bued Bridge in Binalonan town has been damaged due to rampaging waters coming from the Bued River.

ABS-CBN correspondent Ces Drilon reported the Bued Bridge, which connects Pangasinan to La Union and other northern provinces such as Ilocos and Benguet, was damaged.

The bridge was impassable and its foundations  have weakened due to the strong river current.

Authorities were prioritizing the restoration of the bridge to enable motorists to cross Pangasinan and gain access to the rest of northern Luzon.