At the moment large area's of Las Pinas in Metro Manila are 2 to 3 feet under water, this looks like a really bad one as these are area's that don't usually flood.
Looks like the flooding will be extensive across the whole of Manila :(
Electricity is off as usual.
Sorry don't know offhand how to do the indirect link to the news page but it's on the front page of philstar.
From a personal angle our house which is slightly raised is ankle deep on the whole of the ground floor :(
Jim
Originally Posted by JimOttley
NAIA 1 terminal shutdown according to GMA flash report
heavy rains caused some domestic flights to get canceled Saturday morning.
CRITICIZING OTHERS IS A DANGEROUS THING, NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE YOU MAY MAKE MISTAKES ABOUT THEM, BUT BECAUSE YOU MAY BE REVEALING THE TRUTH ABOUT YOURSELF.
pumpkinsbabykins
when do they think the typhoon will leave manila....does anyone know?
POWER TO THE PEACEFUL. MABUHAY IRELAND AND PHILIPPINES
Don't know in the last hour the water in our house has risen 2 foot :(
jim
Hi jim,
So it is still rising in your home!
I hope this is soon over, and that everyone are ok.
I have been trying to find flight information at Manila Airport but they do not seem to be saying much?
Mick.
TS 17 will clear Rizal in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Has been predicted and on international forecasts for days...
i really hope so...all our prayers our with themTS 17 will clear Rizal in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Has been predicted and on international forecasts for days...
POWER TO THE PEACEFUL. MABUHAY IRELAND AND PHILIPPINES
indeed latest news 6:40PM (its 7:20 as I write this)
Metro Manila under state of calamity Hope the link works.
Jessica has relatives in Pasig. I am sure that area is the same. Wish them ok.
Nearly 2,000 people were evacuated in Manila and surrounding areas, a disaster council report said.
Here are the areas:
Areas submerged in water Updated at 3:18PM
It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of gum.
I am desperately worried as my wife texted me to say that she and the children had to seek refuge in the local school. She is in St. Josephs, Pasig City. I keep trying to phone but cannot connect. Does anyone know if all mobile networks are now out of operation.
Kind Regards,
John
i am watching news right now.. and the residents lives in pasig is really affected..especially lives by the river
they said , more rain tomorrow..but the typhoon will go away tomorrow night
the mobile networks might work but she might be lowbat
CRITICIZING OTHERS IS A DANGEROUS THING, NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE YOU MAY MAKE MISTAKES ABOUT THEM, BUT BECAUSE YOU MAY BE REVEALING THE TRUTH ABOUT YOURSELF.
pumpkins
I hope this helps. This is an update on the evacuation areas.I check the NDCC(national diaster Coordinating Council) website.
The report is PDF format here: PDF report on effects of Ondoy
I copy the important image for people here. It is jpg format.
It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of gum.
Talking now to relatives in Cainta, Rizal. Close to Manila Their home is flooded to their necks (adults) and everything in house id swot away and or destroyed.
From ABS CBN
Top Story
People trapped on roofs, waiting to be rescued as tropical storm Ondoy lashes Metro Manila and several other provinces in Luzon.
People trapped on roofs, waiting to be rescued as tropical storm Ondoy lashes Metro Manila and several other provinces in Luzon.
(Update) 10 dead in massive floods
Agence France-Presse as of 09/26/2009 7:43 PM
MANILA - At least 10 people were reported dead or missing and more than 1,800 were forced to evacuate as tropical storm Ondoy lashed the Philippines Saturday, officials and radio reports said..
Thanks Pumpkins and Gary2Jessica for your posts. I feel so useless here in the UK as my family suffers half a world away!
Sorry tried to upload the pdf report file, but it is too large. I don't know if against copyright to paste some of the details of the report for you john. It details things more detail. You can delete this post if it is not allowed.
Here is the website: NDCC WEB- EFFECTS OF TROPIC STORM
If you cannot open pdf:
NCR
· A total of 33 barangays have been flooded in Manila City (1), Marikina
City (2), Malabon City (6), Muntinlupa City (2), Quezon City (5), Makati City
(1), Pasay City (1), Pasig City (5), Valenzuela City (1) and San Juan City
(9) with flood water ranging from 2 ft. to waist-deep are not passable to
light vehicles. Road clearing, search and rescue and evacuation
operations are on-going
· Thirty Seven (37) road sections in Metro Manila are not passable to light
vehicles due to flooding
Region IV-B
· Trips from Romblon Port to Sibuyan Island, Romblon Province were
cancelled
· OCD IV-B is closely monitoring the status of roll-on-roll out operations
Region V
· A landslide occurred in Brgy. Bongalon, Sangay, Camarines Sur on or about
5:00 PM, September 24, 2009 due to heavy rains. No damages and casualties reported
· Power interruption has been experienced in some parts of Labo, Camarines
Norte due to fallen tree. Power restoration is being done by Camarines Norte
Electric Cooperative (CANORECO)
C. Strandees in Regions IV-A and V
· As of todate, a total of 1,806 passengers, 120 trucks, 27 small cars, 2
passenger buses, 15 vessels, and 6 motor bancas were stranded in the Ports
of Batangas, Calapan, Puerto Real, Tamban, Virac, Tabaco, and Pasacao
· PCG Unit Commanders in various ports are closely monitoring and providing
assistance to ensure security and safety of strandees
III. ACTIONS TAKEN
NATIONAL Actions
· NDCC Advisory was disseminated to regions concerned through SMS and
facsimile for further dissemination to their respective local disaster coordinating
councils from the provincial down to the municipal levels
NDCC-OPCEN has been continuously coordinating with AFP Command
Center and emergency responders of respective areas for the conduct of
immediate search and rescue operations in various flooded/critical areas
in Metro Manila: Manila City, Marikina City, Malabon City, Muntinlupa
City, Quezon City, Makati City, Pasay City, Pasig City, Valenzuela City
and San Juan City; Central Luzon (Bulacan); and Region IV-A (Rizal
Province particularly San Mateo, Cainta, Tanay, Angono, Taytay, Baras,
Montalban and Antipolo City)
· Requested Olongapo Rescue and SBMA Emergency Responders to
assist AFP in the conduct of search and rescue operations in Metro
Manila
AFP
· Major AFP units such as 48IB, 7th ID deployed and respective DRRUs
to render assistance
· GHQ and HSC DRRUs lead by LtC Docil, PA (GSC) assisted stranded
commuters in the vicinity of EDSA-Santolan area
REGIONAL Actions
· OCD Regional Centers concerned have been continuously disseminating
weather advisories/bulletins to the Local Disaster Coordinating Councils and
monitoring of possible effects in their respective areas of responsibilities
NCR
· OCD-NCR alerted QCDOPs to monitor areas likely to be affected by the
spilling of La Mesa Dam and coordinated with NCRCOM and CDAG for
immediate deployment to Brgy. Bagong Silangan and Brgy. Fairview and
Sitio Ruby East Fairview and the collapsed building in 18th Avenue
Region I
· RDCC OPCEn has been activated since yesterday with the Naval Force
Northern Luzon (NFNL) and PNP Officers and other RDCC members
rendering duty at OpCen
· DSWD RI instructed the SWAD teams to coordinate with PDCCs to
monitor situation in respective areas of responsibilities
Region III
· PDCC Bulacan is continuously monitoring the situation and population
affected in 25 barangays of Marilao, Meycuayan, San Miguel and Bocaue
with flood waters ranging from 1 ½ ft to waste deep ft
Region IV-A
· The Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine Ports Authority in Batangas
have suspended the inter-island travel. Vessel of 1,000 gross tonnage
(GT) and below are not allowed to venture into the sea
· All local DCCs of CALABARZON are placed on alert status
Quick Alert Response Teams of DPWH, Southern Luzon Command
(SOLCOM), DOH, DSWD, PCG and PNP are on alert status ready for
deployment as the need arises
Region IV-B
· PDCC Oriental Mindoro dispatched its Provincial Disaster Response to
monitor the situation particularly the water courses affected by the
monsoon rains. Likewise, alerted the MDCCs in their area of
responsibilities
CAR
· DPWH CAR is now conducting clearing operations along the areas with
reported land/mud and rock slides
· OCD CAR coordinated with PRO-COR to assist in the dissemination of
warning advisories at the local level trough their radio communications
network
It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of gum.
Thanks for all the info Gary water is still rising in zapote waist deep Ana is telling me she just waded a mile too and from the hospital to our house, we've lost all our funiture on the ground floor but everyone is safe, hope everyone elses families are safe too.
I'm mobile today and this site is great on a day like this.
Jim
big thankz to gary2jesssica for keeping us all informed...it means a lot to us....u r the eyes and ears for us.....keep us posted dude.....
thankz man..
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The BBC have started to post some coverage now.
Dozens dead in Philippine floods
It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of gum.
I've managed out of 150 attempts to connect only 1 call for about 30 seconds. Apparently it appears to be subsiding now, and has calmed down considerably.
Marvie is thankfully fairly high up in the apartment building, but the ground floor is completely flooded. The BBC photos show quite serious results.
The government of the Philippines is just not capable of foreseeing and dealing with natural disasters.
We are worried in here as well as my Maricel has a part of her family in Metro Manila - Makati exactly and she currently can't get in touch with them.
Managed to calm her down that it is possibly due to network overload and disruptions cused by flooding.
Just hope I am right in this...
According to last satellite pics from NOAA the storm Ondoy (international name "Ketsana") left Philippines and is headig westwards while gaining strenght over open waters.
Last NOAA satellite image:
Jiri & Maricel
There has been another situation report put up. 1:00am
PDF report number 4 of effects of tropical storm ONDOY
It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of gum.
Westerly, will build up over the next 24 hours, then dissipate quickly.We arer worried in here as well as my Maricel has a part of her family in Metro Manila - Makati exactly and she currently can't get in touch with them.
Managed to calm her down that it is possibly due to network overload and disruptions cused by flooding.
Just hope I am right in this...
According to last satellite pics from NOAA the storm Ondoy (international name "Ketsana") left Philippines and is headig eastwards while gaining strenght over open waters.
Last NOAA satellite image:
Ohhh sorry
Plonker I am indeed...
My apologies
Jiri & Maricel
Update for the Las Pinas Zapote & Pulanglupa area is that the waters have receeded somewhat and power appears to be back on, like all of us I was worried that I would lose contact with my family because the cellphones would all be lowbat in a day or so.
Just spoke to Ana, I could tell she was on a Jeepney so the roads must be starting to be passable again and she says things are much better, plus my son is out of the hospital now.
Jim
It seems the best TV news coverage with regards to anything to do with the Philippines in general is usually to be found on Aljazeera, Sky TV channel 514. On there the floods in Manila is the lead story.
Iain.
Iain, Thanks, I had not thought of Aljazeera Channel 514 on Sky
Wife had a lucky escape, she was in Las Pinas last week, another week she would have been hit.
My heart goes out to the unfortunate ones who lost their homes and life's.
Thanks Iain.
It's always worth a look, they seem to do quite a lot of coverage of events in the Philippines.
Best news channel if you want to know what's going on in the world, also the French News channel, UK news has gone all American and insular.
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