Monsoon rains in Manila force 270,000 to flee Reuters: Deadly torrential rains submerged much of the Philippine capital, Manila, Tuesday, forcing nearly 270,000 to flee their homes. More flooding is expected in the north of the country as a tropical storm passes through, officials say. The Philippines weather bureau says steady rains for the past 10 days, killing more than 50, are set to continue until Wednesday. “It’s like ‘Waterworld,’” the head of the Philippines national disaster agency says. Photo: A resident pushes his bicycle through murky floodwaters in Quezon City in suburban Manila, Philippines, on Aug. 7, 2012. (Jay Directo / AFP - Getty Images) View high resolution

Monsoon rains in Manila force 270,000 to flee


Reuters: Deadly torrential rains submerged much of the Philippine capital, Manila, Tuesday, forcing nearly 270,000 to flee their homes. More flooding is expected in the north of the country as a tropical storm passes through, officials say.

The Philippines weather bureau says steady rains for the past 10 days, killing more than 50, are set to continue until Wednesday. “It’s like ‘Waterworld,’” the head of the Philippines national disaster agency says.

Photo: A resident pushes his bicycle through murky floodwaters in Quezon City in suburban Manila, Philippines, on Aug. 7, 2012. (Jay Directo / AFP - Getty Images)

Notes

  1. gamingtimeladyfromgallifrey reblogged this from brashblacknonbeliever
  2. jjarichardson reblogged this from other-stuff
  3. ntrovrtdninja reblogged this from myheadisweak
  4. myheadisweak reblogged this from disciplesofmalcolm
  5. disciplesofmalcolm reblogged this from brashblacknonbeliever
  6. kitten-saliva reblogged this from brashblacknonbeliever
  7. oishis reblogged this from melanist
  8. atlantisblog reblogged this from randomactsofchaos
  9. heelfanmemphis reblogged this from brashblacknonbeliever
  10. queerboy reblogged this from ghost-of-saintjimmy
  11. diplomaat reblogged this from brashblacknonbeliever
  12. glitteryavenue reblogged this from breakingnews
  13. wafagal reblogged this from breakingnews
  14. kalosocraycray reblogged this from titotito
  15. frowny--pepperonis reblogged this from quintessentially-queer
  16. melanist reblogged this from truth-has-a-liberal-bias
  17. thedragonjeesh reblogged this from artemariposa
  18. anmlyclothing reblogged this from petbackwards
  19. allmylaundry reblogged this from petbackwards and added:
    This is going on around my way. Luckily, we live just far enough from the national capital that we don’t feel the brunt...
  20. itsnotallskinandbone reblogged this from brashblacknonbeliever
  21. autohistoriamestiza reblogged this from artemariposa
  22. lemongrabmypenis reblogged this from brashblacknonbeliever
  23. unnecessarystories reblogged this from brashblacknonbeliever
  24. artemariposa reblogged this from bendoverbarbie
  25. bendoverbarbie reblogged this from brashblacknonbeliever
  26. xanderbander92 reblogged this from ghost-of-saintjimmy
  27. crockohdialrock reblogged this from truth-has-a-liberal-bias
  28. ghost-of-saintjimmy reblogged this from jessesyellowbackpack
  29. tarzanbboy reblogged this from petbackwards
  30. teaspoon-of-salt reblogged this from truth-has-a-liberal-bias
  31. arlegoddess reblogged this from aryannikki
  32. farmerinthedelll reblogged this from troubledsigh
  33. lgbtadvocate reblogged this from jessesyellowbackpack
  34. jessesyellowbackpack reblogged this from pensandpaper