These Esports Figures are Helping Victims of Typhoon Carina
As parts of the nation were put under a state of calamity because of severe flooding caused by Typhoon Carina, people took to social media for updates and news about the situation. Others used the tragedy to crack jokes about cuddle weather and loneliness, while others desperately called for rescue amid the rising waters.
John Michael Dizon, aka Coach Zico, called for SOS on behalf of his family in Malabon. He was one of the thousands whose only option was to call for help on Facebook because the power lines were cut or there is no access to a telephone to call emergency services. Coach Zico is currently in Saudi Arabia coaching his team, Falcons. He used to play for Nexplay EVOS in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Bien Chumacera, aka Boyet, a former player of Minana EVOS, offered to send cellphone load to people who need to text or call for emergency purposes.
“Alam ko lang ang feeling na walang malapitan,” Bien told ALL-STAR.
Nasser Mollahezi or Dogie, an esports legend and occasional jester and provocateur, took time off his jokes and decided to donate all of his winnings or the equivalent amount of losses from playing an online game to people affected by the typhoon.
Elyson Caranza, aka Ghost Wrecker, went the extra mile and actually braved the floods with his team to rescue people. Like Dogie, Wrecker was instrumental in popularizing Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and cementing its place in Philippine esports as the country’s most popular and widely played mobile game.
According to the Department of Science and Technology’s station at Science Garden, Quezon City, Typhoon Carina has surpassed Ondoy’s rainfall record. In 2009, Ondoy shed 455 millimeters of rainfall in 24 hours, submerging large parts of Metro Manila, Bulacan, and Pampanga for days. Typhoon Carina surpassed that metric, unleashing 458 millimeters of rainfall in 24 hours.
