It has been more than three months since my last post here. I have a new job and I became very busy recently.
And I miss writing once again, that's why I am resurrecting Cybernation Philippines.
And in what I call tragic timing, Cybernation's resurrection was met by a tragedy. Let us offer all our prayers and material donations to all those who are struck by this mayhem.
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Philstar.comOndoy, with winds of 85 kilometers per hour and gusts of 100 kph, hit the provinces of Aurora and Quezon at around 11 a.m. yesterday, then moved through Central Luzon at 19 kph, the state weather bureau said.
Government weather forecaster Gener Quitlong said the equivalent of one month’s worth of rain fell on Metro Manila in less than a day.
“We knew there would be rain but not like this,” Quitlong said.
About 34.1 centimeters of rain fell on Metro Manila in just six hours, close to the 39.2-centimeter average for the entire month of September.
The previous record was 33.4 centimeters recorded during a 24-hour period in June 1967, according to chief government weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz.
“However good your drainage system is, it will be overwhelmed by that amount of rainfall,” he said.
The heavy rains also forced one of the three airport terminals in Manila to cancel and divert flights after flooding affected its electrical system.
The storm also forced the cancellation of sea travel, leaving thousands of commuters stranded in the southern Tagalog and Bicol regions.
Huge traffic jams clogged the roads in the metropolis as floodwaters caused many vehicles to stall.
Main thoroughfares such as EDSA, the North and South Luzon expressways, the MacArthur Highway going to Malabon, Valenzuela and Bulacan, Quezon Avenue, España in Manila, Araneta Avenue and Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City and Taft Avenue in Manila were impassable to all types of vehicles.
Communications also bogged down in several areas in the metropolis.
Teodoro said the widespread flooding in Metro Manila prompted him to take the MRT to get to the NDCC and OCD offices at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.
Teodoro appealed over the radio to motorists to leave their vehicles at home and take the MRT and LRT commuter trains, which were kept operating for 24 hours.
The lack of rescue equipment and the traffic gridlock in most streets in the metropolis greatly hampered rescue and relief efforts.
The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) said they encountered difficulty in their relief efforts because of the stalled vehicles blocking the already flooded streets.
President Arroyo rode in a military truck but got stuck in a traffic jam and was forced to take the MRT to Camp Aguinaldo.
Mrs. Arroyo called for sobriety and appealed for assistance to the needy.
