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Monsoon rains swamp Manila

Al least 53 people killed in the Philippines after deadly Monsoon rains and a nearby tropical storm "Haikui" hits the country in the recent days paralyzed traffic and closed offices and schools , reports Reuters and Mail Online.

'It's like a water world,' 'Now that it's getting dark, I would like to repeat, if the rains are heavy you should be at the evacuation centers,' said Benito Ramos, head of the government's disaster response agency

The most damage occurred in the Philippine capital city Manila and surrounding areas as at least a third of the capital's suburbs were submerged by neck-deep waters on Tuesday , August 7, forcing nearly 270,000 people to leave their homes across the country while hundreds of others stayed in emergency shelters said the state-run Philippines News Agency (PNA).

Meanwhile , the national disaster agency said nine members of same family were killed due to landslides in the Manila suburb of Quezon City including three children.

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Posted By mhatter99 Martin Kloess | 10 months ago
Well written. Thank you.
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Reply By dewegy dewegy | 10 months ago
Thank you very much for comment and support
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Posted By NinaRai Nina Rai | 10 months ago
Nature's fury is sometimes unbridled..
sad to hear about loss of so many lives
in Philippines. Thanks for the report.
Rated^
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Reply By dewegy dewegy | 10 months ago
we always ask God to save us from Nature's fury which repetitively happen in recent years due to Global Warming make all sorts of shit up . thanks for commenting
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Posted By hmtis hmtis | 9 months ago
Thanks for the update. It is a big disaster and no one can do something to stop this.
well composed, rated up, tweet, fb sharing friend.
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