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Roxas District: Floods the nth time around

Aug 20, 2013 6:11 PM

Slideshow by LUIS LIWANAG PORTIONS of Roxas District in Quezon City have again gone under water as relentless rain brought on by typhoon “Maring” and the monsoon caused the San Juan River to overflow. Like in the previous great deluges in 2009 (“Ondoy”) and last year (the monsoon or “habagat”), floodwaters reached chest to one-story […]

habagat, maring, southwest monsoon

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Malabon’s forgotten evacuees

Aug 13, 2012 11:05 AM

MALABON City—While evacuees in other parts of Metro Manila have gotten quick attention and assistance, residents of flooded areas in this city say they have been trapped in evacuation centers with little food, clean water, and aid from rescue and relief organizations.

floods, habagat, Malabon, southwest monsoon

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Monsoon reveals Metro Manila’s garbage

Aug 09, 2012 9:57 AM

AFTER being pounded by intense rain for the past several days, the southwest monsoon eased up slightly Wednesday morning to reveal the garbage hiding in Metro Manila’s underbelly.

august 2012, floods, habagat, southwest monsoon

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Humor amid ‘habagat’

Aug 08, 2012 5:39 PM

THE rains turned the whole metropolis into a virtual waterworld, but signs of Filipinos’ tough and resilient nature emerged in images of surreal humor and even joy amid the disaster brought about by the southwest monsoon or habagat.

floods, habagat, southwest monsoon