STORY: :: Heavy rains caused by flooding from Typhoon Gaemi
Streets of Manila, leaving passengers stranded
:: July 24, 2024
:: Manila, Philippines
:: Residents of some areas were forced
of their homes by floods
:: Yonon Ferreras, village leader
“The effect of this on residents is trauma, fear, uncertainty and worry as floodwaters continue to rise at this time.”
“At this time and since yesterday, we have called for a forced evacuation of residents, especially those living along the riverbank.”
Residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters in the capital Manila, some sitting on makeshift floating containers to stay dry while others carried them through flooded streets.
The presidential office suspended classes at all academic levels and work in most government offices in the capital region, which is made up of 16 cities and home to at least 13 million people, because of the tropical storm.
Gaemi, with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour (96.3 mph) and gusts of up to 190 kph, was heading toward Taiwan, the Philippines’ state meteorological agency said in a 5 a.m. bulletin. It has not made landfall but is intensifying the southwest monsoon, resulting in heavy to heavy rainfall in the northern Philippines, the agency said.
