MANILA, Philippines – More than a month's worth of rain fell in just 12 hours Saturday as Tropical Storm Ketsana slammed ashore in the Philippines, killing at least 40 people and stranding thousands on rooftops in the capital's worst flooding in more than 42 years.
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UPDATE:The death toll in the massive flooding that swept the Philippine capital of Manila and nearby provinces has reached 140, officials said Monday.
Army troops, police and civilian volunteers backed by U.S. troops continue the search and rescue effort in the country, according to Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.
He said 32 villagers remain missing following the flooding, which was set off after tropical storm Ketsana hit the northern portion of the country on Saturday.
Teodoro said welfare agencies have begun to provide food, shelter and medicine to more than 115,000 people since the storm hit.
The government has declared a "state of calamity" in 25 provinces and in metropolitan Manila, which has a population of about 20 million.
It's estimated that more than 430,000 people were affected by the storm.
Flood waters were fast receding, but many areas of the capital remained under water, particularly in the eastern suburbs of Manila.
The 42.4 centimetres of rain that swamped metropolitan Manila in just 12 hours on Saturday exceeded the 39.2-centimetre average for all of September, chief government weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said.
Teodoro said government forecasters are concerned more bad weather might be on its way. They have been monitoring a low pressure area over the Pacific Ocean that could develop into a storm, possibly hitting the country later this week.
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 777843 9/26/2009 5:38 PM
Re: UPDATE:Philippines flood death toll rises to 140: Worst in 42 years Over A Months Worth Of Rain In Only 12 Hours!
No, no. I don't like to think that way. :) ************************************
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 778302 9/27/2009 3:23 PM
Re: UPDATE:Philippines flood death toll rises to 140: Worst in 42 years Over A Months Worth Of Rain In Only 12 Hours!
This story should be pinned for a day or two, so we can keep updated on this developing situation.
. . “ Put on the whole armor of God … for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the wickedness of the evil spirits in the heavens. …” ~ from Ephesians 6:11-12
TXGal4Truth Not 2, 3, or Even 4 There Is Only 1 User ID: 781675 9/28/2009 1:49 PM
Re: UPDATE:Philippines flood death toll rises to 140: Worst in 42 years Over A Months Worth Of Rain In Only 12 Hours!
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 627137 9/28/2009 1:52 PM
Re: UPDATE:Philippines flood death toll rises to 140: Worst in 42 years Over A Months Worth Of Rain In Only 12 Hours!
I've been off glp for the past several hours, and appreciate your update on this.
I wish this thread would be pinned for a day or two.
. . .
Last Edited by Aquarius 7 on 9/28/2009 at 4:49 PM “ Put on the whole armor of God … for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the wickedness of the evil spirits in the heavens. …” ~ from Ephesians 6:11-12
TXGal4Truth Not 2, 3, or Even 4 There Is Only 1 User ID: 781675 9/28/2009 6:12 PM
Re: UPDATE:Philippines flood death toll rises to 140: Worst in 42 years Over A Months Worth Of Rain In Only 12 Hours!
I've been off glp for the past several hours, and appreciate your update on this.
I wish this thread would be pinned for a day or two.
. . .
Quoting: Aquarius 7
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 763552 9/28/2009 6:13 PM
Re: UPDATE:Philippines flood death toll rises to 140: Worst in 42 years Over A Months Worth Of Rain In Only 12 Hours!
although I feel for their pain, this story will only increase the hogwash about weather getting more extreme, when really it's just increased population and increase speed of information travel that is the cause of these superstitions.
peace!
TXGal4Truth Not 2, 3, or Even 4 There Is Only 1 User ID: 781675 9/28/2009 6:18 PM
Re: UPDATE:Philippines flood death toll rises to 140: Worst in 42 years Over A Months Worth Of Rain In Only 12 Hours!
although I feel for their pain, this story will only increase the hogwash about weather getting more extreme, when really it's just increased population and increase speed of information travel that is the cause of these superstitions.
peace!
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 777734 9/28/2009 6:30 PM
Re: UPDATE:Philippines flood death toll rises to 140: Worst in 42 years Over A Months Worth Of Rain In Only 12 Hours!
I can just imagine how sad you'd have been OP, if your were there and had a splash of mud on your cheek or in your hair.
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Hello again Mr. Bitter. I was raised and live in the country. I've had plenty of mud in my hair before.
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 777734 9/28/2009 6:37 PM
Re: UPDATE:Philippines flood death toll rises to 140: Worst in 42 years Over A Months Worth Of Rain In Only 12 Hours!
"Ondoy brought the heaviest rainfall in the country in 40 years with nearly 17 inches of rain falling in 24 hours on Saturday, twice the amount that hit the United States during Hurricane Katrina in 2005."
MANILA, Philippines – More than a month's worth of rain fell in just 12 hours Saturday as Tropical Storm Ketsana slammed ashore in the Philippines, killing at least 40 people and stranding thousands on rooftops in the capital's worst flooding in more than 42 years.
:phiflood:
UPDATE:The death toll in the massive flooding that swept the Philippine capital of Manila and nearby provinces has reached 140, officials said Monday.
Army troops, police and civilian volunteers backed by U.S. troops continue the search and rescue effort in the country, according to Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.
He said 32 villagers remain missing following the flooding, which was set off after tropical storm Ketsana hit the northern portion of the country on Saturday.
Teodoro said welfare agencies have begun to provide food, shelter and medicine to more than 115,000 people since the storm hit.
The government has declared a "state of calamity" in 25 provinces and in metropolitan Manila, which has a population of about 20 million.
It's estimated that more than 430,000 people were affected by the storm.
Flood waters were fast receding, but many areas of the capital remained under water, particularly in the eastern suburbs of Manila.
The 42.4 centimetres of rain that swamped metropolitan Manila in just 12 hours on Saturday exceeded the 39.2-centimetre average for all of September, chief government weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said.
Teodoro said government forecasters are concerned more bad weather might be on its way. They have been monitoring a low pressure area over the Pacific Ocean that could develop into a storm, possibly hitting the country later this week.
I haven't had much time for checking the news today, and I appreciate your info.
. . “ Put on the whole armor of God … for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the wickedness of the evil spirits in the heavens. …” ~ from Ephesians 6:11-12
TXGal4Truth Not 2, 3, or Even 4 There Is Only 1 User ID: 781675 9/28/2009 8:10 PM
Re: UPDATE:Philippines flood death toll rises to 140: Worst in 42 years Over A Months Worth Of Rain In Only 12 Hours!
I haven't had much time for checking the news today, and I appreciate your info.
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Quoting: Aquarius 7
You bet! ************************************
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gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. 2 John
1:7
*************************************
. . “ Put on the whole armor of God … for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the wickedness of the evil spirits in the heavens. …” ~ from Ephesians 6:11-12
warn81 User ID: 782008 9/29/2009 12:15 AM
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