maggiekalinowski - The Typhoon

There was a pretty bad typhoon, which means "big wind" that hit Manila, which is the capital. I am bout five hour away from it. The typhoon brought a bit of destruction also. Much of the city is under water as of right now. The people had to go on their roofs to escape the flooding but their houses were washed away some with them on top of it. There were also even a few hospitals that were flooded up to their 3^rd floors.

Manny went to Manila today. I will hopefully have an update when he returns on what is happening to bring relief to Manila.

Here's a report form AccuWeather.com :

Widespread Flooding Strikes Philippines

Updated: Saturday, September 26, 2009 3:44 PM

Tropical Storm Ketsana crossed the Philippines late Friday and Saturday. Tremendous rainfall unleashed widespread flooding across the island nation. Rainfall in some cities reached 20 inches.

Particularly hard hit was the capital city, Manila. Five people have been killed in the flooding. As much as 13 inches of rain fell in a six hour period across parts of metropolitan Manila.

Winds gusted as high as 53 mph as the Tropical Storm crossed the country. A state of calamity was declared across the city of Manila. government weather center reported that the rainfall set the record for the most rain in 24 hours in Manila.

Nearly the entire city of Manila was flooded in months worth of rain that fell in one day. This was the worst flooding in the Philippine capital in 42 years.

Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Dave Samuhel