Typhoon Ondoy (Taft Avenue, Vito Cruz Area)

A flash flood took the entire Manila by surprise! A raging river occurred in the streets of Taft Avenue where we got stuck. We were trying to get out to catch a flight to Ninoy Aquino International Airport but failed. This video is the actual footage before we actually submerged in the waist line deep flood waters from Typhoon Ondoy's wrath. Unfortunately we didn't make it to the Airport and surrendered just a few kilometers away and went back to our original post. Rain subsided after 8-10 hours. But the streets were all impassable.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Typhoon
• Ondoy

[dxcool777]

LOL that girl that said "my god believe that shit" is my friend agee.. :P

yea... the flood was really bad, I live on the other side of the street...

[tinaruste]

oh! small world. i can't believe the water has risen in just a few min.. so fast! let's all brace ourselves and hope that the incoming storms will be much lighter... although news says it's gonna be more deadly...

[fideles08]

I hope people in Manila will finally learn to dispose their garbage properly especially plastic, they always clog drainage. The biggest worry is CHOLERA once the water subsided. God bless people of Philippines for their resilience and innovation. Only in Philippines you'll see people make-do of what they have for survival.

[tinaruste]

why thank you @fideles08... Filipinos have tremendous amount of coping mechanism due to poverty and a lot of crisis. In disasters like these, there's no way but to step up and learn from our previous mistakes.

I'm pretty sure that this is a learning lesson for everyone. Pray for our country this week since we are anticipating two more deadly typhoons...

[harielTKD]

yeah we were in that exact same vicinity and paid a fortune riding that adventure floating raft :) thanks for posting the video. hope u catch your flight soon.

[tinaruste]

really! i had that adventure ride too... but the fun lasted when i realized i had all my electronics in my back pack. :D

[GlobalGreenLifeInc]

yea malapit sb. :D starbucks is just right at the left.

[OmnislashV6]

Nasan na ung Star Bucks jan? XD

[diagann]

sa torre lorenzo to diba? malapit sa Starbucks..? sa Kassel Condominium kami nakatira..across lng..hehe

[tinaruste]

yep yep!

[8ytube]

thanks for the upload