Pounding typhoon rains flood Philippine capital
By HRVOJE HRANJSKI and JIM GOMEZ
Posted : September 21 2011
The last couple days in the Philippines it has not been easy for some of the local residents who live there. An absolutely terrible typhoon hit the countries capital Manila. There has been some severe damage there from the storm.
People have lost their homes and the some people have even lost family members. People have drowned, been killed by falling trees and walls, people even died because mud slides which were caused by heavy rain. There is so much rain that in some places it was up to an average adult’s chest which is very high. Several places have been flooded such as hospitals, schools, even the US Embassy. One six lane highway now looks like a river people said. The rain started early Tuesday morning and has been raining about an inch each hour since. The Philippines is and archipelago which is a series of islands. Meteorologists predict the typhoon will pass through the Phillippine islands by the end of Tuesday.
I found this article very interesting because I lived in the same region in the Pacific. Once there was a one very bad flood when I was leaving there. You never know when a flood will hit because in the rainy season it almost rains everyday and a flood can happen when you least expect it. In conclusion, if you live in this area you should always be prepared for floods.
I like how you read this article and made a personal connection to it. I couldn't imagine living somewhere that had a rainy season. Too much rain all at once.
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