At least 46 people Dead including 40 in Rizal Province due to flooding cause by storm ONDOY official said saturday.
Last night I saw Cristine Reyes, sister of actress Ara Mina, in Television on top of their roof in their house in Marikina asking for help. I saw also people on top of the roof that carried away by flood floating on Pasig river.
The PAGASA said the storm generated non-stop rains over most of Luzon and Islands to the south such as Mindoro causing the floods.
ONDOY, the 15th tropical cyclone to enter the Philippines this year, center winds of 85 kph which condidered by the Weather officials to be not strong. As of 8p.m. , the storm was about to exit into the south China sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
About 13.4 inches (34.1 centimeters) of rain fell on metropolitan Manila in just six hours, close to the 15.4 inches (39.2 centimeters) average for the entire month of September. The previous record was 13.2 inches (33.4 centimeters) record during the 24-hour period in June 1967, chief government weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said.
In La Union which also affected by the storm also flooding in different areas but not as other not so damage by the Storm.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
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