MANILA - "More rain ... compared to Ondoy." This is how the weather bureau PAGASA described the intensity of the rain poured by typhoon Ulysses when it hit Metro Manila and some parts of Luzon all night Wednesday through Thursday morning.
PAGASA warns of heavy rainfall in Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Central Luzon
"In terms of our rainfall, we are still assessing but ... we can say that more rain has been experienced here in typhoon Ulysses compared to Ondoy because the typhoon is widespread," weather forecaster Benison Estareja told ABS-CBN TeleRadyo this Thursday.
Tropical storm Ondoy sowed havoc in Marikina and parts of Metro Manila and Rizal in 2009. It left more than 400 dead in the affected areas.
Marikina River exceeds Ondoy water level On Thursday, many Marikina residents could not help but remember Ondoy, especially since many parts of the city were flooded again.
Many of them are already rescuing because of the stranded roof as the floodwaters gradually rose.
Marikina seeks air rescue as Ulysses floods submerge houses "We are very short and we have a lot of compatriots who are very scared now.
The others have hypothermia because they have been reading and breathing all night," Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro told TeleRadyo. Apart from Marikina, it also flooded parts of Rizal, Pasig, Bulacan, Pampanga, and some other provinces in Luzon.
Several residents of Rodriguez and San Mateo in Rizal stranded in the flood, rescuing Ulysses suffered more than a week after being hit, particularly in the Bicol region, super typhoon Rolly, the strongest typhoon in the world by 2020.
Ad 2 dead, 4 missing in Bicol due to Typhoon Ulysses The government had earlier said it had prepared Ulysses.
Authorities insisted Ulysses was 'prepared' amid calls for help Rescue teams are also coming to flood-prone areas. Duterte says government 'on top' of situation after Ulysses batters Luzon
Don't forget drainage or flood system is the main problem in any city that suffers from flood. Better let local government of national government to embrace that investment to get rid of being called as worst place to hide during typhoon.
Plus, garbages are too heavy to bear especially in the slums.