Nocere – Earth Disasters

Flood hits the capital of Philippine, Manila and official reported at least 50 people death and thousands more evacuated. This is believe to be the worst flooding in Manila for over 20 years, with Tropical Storm Ketsana, also known as Ondoy, bringing the equivalent of a whole month’s rain fell in 6 hours.

Television pictures showed water flowing down the roads like rivers, with height at about adult’s chest and rising. Philippines President Gloria Arroyo is calling his citizen through broadcasting to stay calm, and tag on the order from the local officials and civil defense authorities.

Major road to the Manila is impassable with slowed down vehicles and some ferry services were stopped. Flight service were canceled and thousands passenger were lock in the airport. Ketsana, with winds of up to 100km/h, is still over Manila, and is expected to move over to the South China Sea on Sunday or Monday.

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Vietnam has been severely affected due floods generated by the unseasonable heavy rains pouring down in the past few days.
The fierce floods have taken lives of 5 people and kept many members trapped in homes in restless positions.

As much as 8 to 16 inches of rain has been recorded over the central province in the last four days alone.
Thousands of homes are submerged due to the floods leaving innocent people homeless and with grief.
Quang Nam, a city in Vietnam has received a geographical change with its streets turning into overflowing streams. A lot of rice fields have also been destroyed due to these heavy rains.

The geographical placement of Vietnam creates the route for the place to receive such high rainfalls.
Generally the monsoon takes birth in the month of September and comes to an end during this time.
2008 was a particularly bad year for flooding in Vietnam. In October, the capital Hanoi suffered the worst floods seen in the region for 35 years.

Reports of rain dying out have been commenced and the levels of rivers are also falling down but the threat of further heavy rains is still not dismissed.

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