Torrential rain triggered widespread floods in the Philippine capital and surrounding areas.
Rescuers paddling their boats along a flooded street in Manila on July 24, 2024 amid heavy rain brought by Typhoon Gaemi.People wading through a flooded road following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Gaemi, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 24.Rescuers helping people on a boat as they wade through a flooded road following heavy rain in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 24.
“A lot of typhoons have happened since Ondoy, but it did not flood like this in my village. Carina seems to be much worse than Ondoy”. At least four people – a pregnant woman and three children – were killed in a landslide on July 23 in the mountainside town of Agoncillo, in Batangas province, two hours south of Manila. A woman and her five-year-old child were killed, also in a landslide, in Pampanga province, north of the capital.Nine international flights and 71 domestic flights were cancelled at Manila’s main airport as at midday on July 24.
Marikina’s local disaster response council has also received recognition from the national government in past years for its enhanced flood-warning systems and other disaster mitigation measures. No longer able to drive the car, her son removed its battery in a bid to save the vehicle should the floodwater rise further.
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