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Typhoon Aftermath

( A week of Disaster ) 

　

PHILIPPINES – Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead , 31 others were missing and and thousands made homeless after two Typhoons hit the philippines in a week..

A typhoon named Nalgae slammed ashore in northeastern province of philippines last Saturday, left at least three people dead..Nalgae made landfall in the eastern province of Isabela last Saturday. At its strongest it was packing winds of up to 195km/h (121mph)...

Filipino villagers wade in floodwaters as typhoon Nalgae heavy downpour in flooded northern part of Philippines ..

 Thousands were reportedly trapped on the roofs of their homes as Nalgae barrelled across the island.

While..deadly Typhoon Pedring (international code name Nesat)  killed 52 people, thousands made homeless and 31 other missing in the same region ..Typhoon Nesat/Pedring, which struck five days earlier Typhoon Nalgae blew out of the Philippines..

Pedring, which had a diameter of 650km (400 miles) and carried gusts of up to 170km/h (105 mph), made landfall just before dawn...

 The waters of Manila Bay overflowed onto Roxas Boulevard, flooding streets and parks,

Large portions of the capital Manila, a city of 13 million, were without power ,Government offices, and schools were also closed ..the storm signal intensified... Stronger wind struck the land.. Greater rain falls flooded majority of the area in Metro Manila..

The worst things: no electricity (full blackout), no telephone line, no MRT/LRT operation, flooded areas, and shocking wind blows...

Cargo ship washed ashore at the sea port, north of  Manila

 Sofitel hotel in the area was partly flooded, with buses brought in to move guests..

Typhoon Pedring/Nesat is the second big typhoon to devastate the region north of Manila last Monday, September 26, 2011 seemed like another "Ondoy" a very strong typhoon which hit the country two years ago.. And did you know that the date September 26 when Pedring strike is actually the very same date that Ondoy hit...Yes, it was September 26, 2009 when Ondoy devastated the country! Now exactly two years ago, here comes Pedring!!!

I know the experience of struggling in the typhoon..I was also one of the victim..I can never forget the day when Tropical Storm Ondoy came destructive on my way home.I will put this one of my memorable memories of getting stranded on my way home while the tides have risen on the road ahead. The date was September 26, 2009  it was exactly 3:00pm in the afternoon when our VP decided let us go home earlier than the usual 5:00 PM schedule ..

I need to hike for a jeepney ride to the tricycle station that brings me home whenever I go home late. Then  bad news came, they said that there are no jeepneys traveling to that route at this time because  the water is way to high..Thank god there was a bus that bound to mall and decided to drop there and see if the water is lower. I was thinking I have a photographic memory when I arrived near the mall it was a nightmare the water was 2 feet deep when I got off the bus. I took my shoes off put my cellphone in my bag and I walk barefoot to higher grounds at the mall...

I stayed at the vicinity of the mall waiting for the water to recede. I wanted to go home so badly because I have a slight fever and wanted to rest..So, i decided to to walk on a full flooded road..I was a bit hesitant because I walk on the same spot wherein a man got electrocuted and died. So on my way home each step badly hurts my foot because I was walking barefoot and there are sharp rocks along the way.

Then came the heavy rain, I was holding my umbrella as I walk and holding by things up high to keep it way from the touching the murky waters... At last I saw the entrance to my apartment and hurriedly way towards the entrance, but the worst thing is, i have to walk up from lobby to 15TH floor since no elevator because of brownout/no electricity.., was running up to the stairs ,freezing cold, saw my unit and hurriedly open the door ,get inside and took a shower. The water that covered my path on my way up to 15th floor  smells bad, it was filthy but thank god I got home safe.. Just like usual, every typhoon will bring its mad and bad memories..

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III ,says, "it's a fact of life" that the country is visited by 23 typhoons every year on average.
He's confident that disaster management authorities in his country are adequately responding to flooding from a typhoon that has submerged entire sections of metropolitan Manila.

Now all things return to normal! We are still thankful that Nalgae and Pedring(nesat) didn't hit us as strong as Ondoy did! All of us were safe and sound! Atleast!!!

"During the time of danger and calamity, its the memorable moment when relationships are built closer and stronger and its what you called LIFE."