The suprise OFFENSE of Typhoon Ondoy.... UNIMAGINABLE!!! UNEXPECTED!!

UNIMAGINABLE!! UNEXPECTED!!
TYPHOON ONDOY STRIKES LUZON
HEAVY RAINS CAUSED MASSIVE FLOODING AROUND METRO MANILA.
CLASSES SUSPENDED TOMORROW

Yesterday, Typhoon Ondoy (International name: Ketsana) crossed through Luzon with unexpected results. Most of Metro Manila was engulfed by massive floods as heavy rains crippled the Metro throughout the afternoon and the night

The cities of Marikina, Quezon City, Manila, and Pasig (all in Metro Manila) and the towns of Cainta, San Mateo, Antipolo, and Rodriguez (all in Rizal) were submerged in heavy floods due to massive rainfall that reached 565 mm in 24 hours breaking the old record of 334.5 mm in 24 hours set over 4 decades ago. Areas that have never flooded before like those in Quezon City had suffered floods that were 6-12 feet deep. These floods experienced in the past 24 hours were equivalent to a month's worth of rainfall.

Due to the massive flooding, supply of electricity was cut-off in most parts of the Metro to prevent people from getting electrocuted and damage to electrical lines.

Residents in Marikina, Cainta and Antipolo were forced to spend the rainy afternoon and cold night above their roofs as their houses were flooded with waters that reached over two-storied houses. Rescue efforts had an hard time getting to those who need to be rescued since it was late into the night when the weather cooperated and rescue operations began. There were children, old people and even pregnant women that were stuck during the night.

Even famous people were affected by the storm, actress Cristine Reyes was stuck at the roof of her house together with her family in Provident Village, Marikina, which had suffered one the most heaviest floods during the storm's wrath yesterday.

Motorists were stuck and stranded across major roads and streets inside and outside of Metro Manila, even in the expressways like the NLEX and SLEX, people were stuck into their cars for long durations.

As of the time I write this blog, the death toll from the storm is at 52 (most died from drowning). Unfortunately, the death toll is expected to rise. Over 300,000 people were displaced and evacuated from their homes due to flooding and landslides.

The National Disaster Coordinating Council also announced that classes in all levels in Metro Manila and some parts of Rizal which includes Cainta, San Mateo, Rodriguez (Montalban), and Antipolo are suspended tomorrow. The Commission on Higher Education also added that classes in colleges in Region 4-A which includes Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Quezon are also suspended tomorrow.

In my sight about the typhoon, THANK GOD we never suffered from the flooding that was along our area since our subdivision is in a high place, but we had no electricity from 1:30 pm yesterday until 12:15 pm today. But I was very worried to my classmates especially those living in Marikina, Cainta and Antipolo, and some parts of Quezon City especially below our subdivision in Northview 2 and Serra Monte Villas. As I write this blog, I see a lot of helicopters coming into the general direction of Cainta and Marikina trying to help the people in those areas.

Let's pray for the people who are currently in this time of peril, let's hope that they may be reached by the men and women who had sacrificed their time and lives to help the people who are in need. Guide us in our time of need.

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