PH capital brought to standstill in floods: All work in NCR, 9 provinces suspended

[rare_phoenix]

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MANILA, Philippines - Malaca?ang on Tuesday announced the suspension of work in private offices due to the inclement weather in the National Capital Region and 9 other provinces.


Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said that as of 9:40 a.m. today, work in private offices has been suspended in the following areas:
1. National Capital Region
2. Zambales
3. Bataan
4. Pampanga
5. Pangasinan
6. Tarlac
7. Laguna
8. Cavite
9. Rizal
10. Bulacan





PH capital brought to standstill in floods

Agence France-Presse

Posted at 08/07/2012 10:47 AM | Updated as of 08/07/2012 10:47 AM
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MANILA, Philippines - Torrential rains brought the Philippines capital to a standstill Tuesday, forcing at least 20,000 people to flee their homes as floodwaters covered half the sprawling city, authorities said.

Schools, financial markets and most government offices were shut as key roadways in Manila -- a metropolis of some 15 million people -- were made impassable by waters that in some areas reached neck-deep.

Residents of low-lying slums fled the huge shantytowns lining Manila's rivers and sewers for the safety of schools, gymnasiums and government buildings, the civil defence office said.

Jean Navarez from the state weather service warned that the floods generated by seasonal monsoon rains could worsen as the La Mesa dam, Manila's sole reservoir, began letting off water.

"If we put it in a percentage, at least 50 percent of Metro Manila is flooded," she told AFP.

"There will be heavy rainfall for the next 24 hours. The floods will increase," she added.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said that while some 20,000 people fled to evacuation centres overnight, many more sought refuge in relatives' homes.

The La Mesa dam overflow, which has swelled nearby rivers, and a high tide on Manila Bay conspired to worsen the flooding, it said.

Bad weather from seasonal southwest monsoons has pounded Manila and nearby areas for over a week since Typhoon Saola brushed past the country's north.

The death toll from eight days of sustained rains has risen to 53 with more than 268,000 people forced to flee their homes across the country, according to disaster authorities.


http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/08...ndstill-floods

[rare_phoenix]

Saw the news before going to work, let's pray the rain would stop. Some residents in those areas say that it's worst than Ondoy. Please, not again.

[Sand Man]

Metro Manila Floods - August 7, 2012

Residents wade on a flooded road in Las Pinas, Metro Manila August 7, 2012. Monsoon rains swamped the capital and nearby provinces, forcing the government to close schools, public and private offices and financial markets, as emergency workers rushed to move thousands of people to higher grounds, government disaster officials said.

Flood victims ride in a rescue boat, as they evacuate to higher grounds, along a flooded street in Las Pinas, Metro Manila August 7, 2012. Monsoon rains swamped the Philippine capital and nearby provinces forcing the government to close schools, public and private offices and financial markets, as emergency workers rushed to move thousands of people to higher grounds, government disaster officials said.

Filipino men cross deep floodwaters in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012. Torrential rains pounding the Philippine capital on Tuesday paralyzed traffic as waist-deep floods triggered evacuations of tens of thousands of residents and the government suspended work in offices and schools.

A Filipino boy wades along a flooded street in Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. Heavy rains forced some classes to be suspended as hundreds of residents living in low-lying areas evacuated their homes due to high floods and rising of dam levels.

Stranded residents ride a rubber boat pulled by rescuers along a flooded area in suburban Marikina, east of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012. Torrential rains pounding the Philippine capital on Tuesday paralyzed traffic as waist-deep floods triggered evacuations of tens of thousands of residents and the government suspended work in offices and schools.

A man crosses deep floodwaters using water containers as floaters in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012. Torrential rains pounding the Philippine capital on Tuesday paralyzed traffic as waist-deep floods triggered evacuations of tens of thousands of residents and the government suspended work in offices and schools.

Related News:

Customs Bureau: Flood victims to get seized goods


Goods confiscated by the Bureau of Customs will be distributed to flood victims in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, the bureau said Tuesday.

"BOC will do an inventory of confiscated goods which have undergone appropriate processes and procedures and are available for donation," Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon tweeted.

The capital and nearby provinces of Rizal, Cavite, Bulacan, as well as other parts of Luzon and Visayas have been overwhelmed by days of heavy rains and flooding brought by the southwest monsoon and an active low pressure area, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.

Biazon said only goods that have gone through forfeiture proceedings with finality could be donated.

These will be donated through the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Customs chief added. — VS, GMA News

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[ingkiang]

wla man jud ni nila mabuhati ug pamaagi oi...dugay na gud ni na problema....wla man gud tarong city planning gud...tsk..tsk..tsk..

maau unta ang mga official sa Cebu ky nkahuna2x na dli maparehas sa manila oi....

[mazkot]

PAG-ASA gihapon ila pasinganlan sa baha...

[emailroy2002]

ma raman ni mahitabo taga tuig.. sukad 2009-2012 ing ani na akong permi nakitan.. o sukad pa ni pagbata nako naa nakoy nakitan pero di kaayo grabe...

kailangan na dyud na solutionan o mo evacuate na sila sa taas na lugar.

[eezychair]

I hope this doesn't happen to Cebu. The topography from Manila is different though, still, the local government should do what it can NOW and not later.

[rare_phoenix]

this isn't good



MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - At least 12 people were killed as torrential rains brought the Philippine capital to a standstill Tuesday, with floodwaters covering half the sprawling city, officials said.

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But Jean Navarez from the state weather service warned that the floods could worsen as the La Mesa dam, Manila's sole reservoir, began letting off water that would swell surrounding rivers.

"If we put it in a percentage, at least 50 percent of Metro Manila is flooded," she told AFP.

"There will be heavy rainfall for the next 24 hours. The floods will increase," she added.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/08/07/12/floods-kill-12-ph

[eezychair]

Could this be the result of the HAARP?

HAARP-- What is HAARP IS HAARP Dangerous HAARP and Weather Control.flv - YouTube

Scary huh....

[reptoid]

I'm glad I live in the hills and haven't been badly affected by the weather... yet.