Flood in the Philippines Aug 7, 2012

Weeks of non-stop torrential rains have killed 51 people across the Philippines and forced thousands of residents to flee their homes on Tuesday (August 7). The heavy floods covered half of the Philippine capital Manila and pounded the nearby provinces. Water levels reached over some residents' head in several districts, where rescue workers brought those marooned by rubber boats to higher ground. The flooding crippled traffic, shut down the stock market, and prompted schools and government offices to close. Welfare department said over 20,000 affected people across Manila and nearby provinces are staying in evacuation shelters, which are converted by schools and sports gyms. The floods raised fears of a disaster on the scale of Typhoon Ketsana in 2009, when 80 percent of Manila was flooded, and more than 700 people were killed.

We need your help

Please send donations through
The Philippine Red Cross
www.redcross.org.ph/donate

LBC Branches will serve as drop-off centers for Philippine Red Cross. You may take your donations to flood victims to the nearest LBC Branch starting Aug 8. Most needed are blankets, water, milk, easy-to-eat food like biscuits, rice and canned goods. You can also send baby diapers, toiletries, mats/banigs, old clothes and other necessary items.

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[Charlton Gio Prepeña]

this habagat 90% flooded in NCR how about Bulacan non-stop rains since Saola enhancing southwest monsoon rains with meso cyclones brings widespread torrential rains until aug 10

[MANILABOY6631]

Land of the damned.

[vibe3d]

Philippines was 2nd to Japan in Asia during the Marcos Regime. Why do you think Philippines was once called the Pearl of the Orient? Please review your history and not give in to all the BS you hear from the media. Only people who attended communist meetings during the Martial Law were arrested, the rest who behaved and stayed at home were fine.

[jake pajardo]

dont you get it? or too dumb to understand....such a waste...

[gits345]

embrace it, now you can swim all day long, nigga of the east

[blackbirdEM]

flooding started just after I left

[yakmanist]

putulin pa nyo ang mga puno at patuloy kayo mag tapon ng basura sa mga hindi tamang tapunan para umulit pa ang mga ganto na sakuna.nasa tao ang pag babago.

[Talahib Dengue]

THIS IS THE LAND OF RELIGIOUS FANATICS,,,JUST LOOK AT THE RESULTS OF THEIR PRAYERS!