Posts Tagged ‘ flood ’

Ondoy after 3 weeks

October 16, 2009
By Jan

Tomorrow it will be the third week after Ondoy has brought a lot of rain in the Manilla area. At this moment several parts along Laguna bay are still flooded. According to authorities it might take another 6 to 8 weeks or longer for all the water to have gone. The problem is that Laguna...
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Calamity in the Philippines

September 29, 2009
By Jan

Facts and stories: Most of the water has been gone now in the affected areas. Only in Pasig City there is still a lot of water more than 1 meter high. Other areas are relatively dry. Just a lot of mud, garbage and debris has to be cleaned from houses and streets. I have heard of...
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State of calamity in Metro Manila

September 29, 2009
By Jan

Written: September 26 around 6 PM. Due to heavy and continue rainfall from typhoon Ondoy (or Ketsana as it’s called international), the Philippine government declared the state of emergency in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces. Big parts of the metro and surrounding provinces are flooded because of heavy rainfall and flooded rivers and canals. The...
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