Tag: Ondoy

News in photos: Marikina submerged by Ondoy-high floods after rains dumped by Ulysses

  (Eagle News) — Eleven years after the 2009 Ondoy floods that killed almost 80 people in Marikina, deep floods once again submerged many parts of the city as heavy rains dumped by typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) caused Marikina River to swell and spill over to the streets transforming these into rivers. Waters were so high that people living in houses with more than two storeys had to go to the rooftop or to higher floors, […]

Updated: Marikina River water level reaches 21.8 meters; tops 2009 “Ondoy” record of 21.5 meters

  (Eagle News) — The Marikina River water level has reached 21.8 meters as of 9:04 a.m., topping the record water level set in 2009 by Typhoon Ondoy at 21.5 meters. According to the Facebook page of the Marikina local government’s Public Information Office (PIO), the increase in water level within half an hour was already 10 centimeters. Marikina River water level at 7:58 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, stood at 21.6 meters, already past […]