Heavy Rain, Floods Batter Philippines
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20 August - Relentless monsoon rains and Tropical Storm Trami wreaked havoc in the Philippines, causing at
least ten deaths and severely flooding wide areas of the capital, Manila. Flood-battered residents from coastal
areas and mountainous regions appealed for help, after days of some of the Philippines' heaviest rains on record.
Each year we get a couple of minor floods in the rainy season, and every 2-3 years a major flood following a
Tropical Storm or Typhoon. This is one of those years.
Flood waters in Paranaque, the location of our
squatter village. These flood waters will
eventually flow out to sea via stormwater drains
located in areas like our squatter village.
Cararoo Foundation Inc. Families
The families from our village were evacuated to the local Elementary
school as the water levels in the village reached over 3 meters high. Our
Rotary sister club in the Philippines RCMD (Rotary Club Makati
Dasmarinas) rea