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Marikina recalls Ondoy, acts to prevent another big one.
MANILA – Days of relentless rain have brought Philippine capital Manila and its surrounding cities to a standstill, as floods triggered by Typhoon Gaemi (local name Carina) and the seasonal monsoon caught tens of thousands of Filipinos by surprise.
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Affected residents interviewed by The Straits Times on July 24 said the non-stop downpour and widespread flooding brought back grim memories of the deadly, powerful Typhoon Ketsana (local name Ondoy) that killed more than 400 people in 2009.
At that time, Metro Manila – compromising 16 cities and one town – and 23 provinces were placed under a state of calamity.
The Philippine authorities had issued rainfall warnings over the weekend as Typhoon Gaemi gathered strength, but student Simon De Leon, 17, said his family did not expect it to get so bad.
Flood waters were already leg-deep inside his home in Manila as he spoke to ST through his account on X, formerly Twitter.
“I think the government was not prepared, and it looks like they