Typhoon Gaemi brings heavy rain to Manila, forcing evacuation

  • 3 months ago
Heavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi has flooded the Philippine capital Manila and nearby cities, forcing authorities to shut schools, offices and cancel flights on Wednesday and declare a state of calamity in a region that is home to 13 million people. - REUTERS
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00:00Rescuers waded through flooded roads in Manila to save trapped residents from their homes,
00:07as heavy rain from Typhoon Gemi caused flooding and landslides in the Philippine capital.
00:15Water in some areas is neck high.
00:18Although Gemi did not make landfall in the Philippines, it has intensified seasonal monsoon
00:23rains.
00:26More than 600,000 have been displaced and at least 12 people died due to the storm,
00:32according to the National Disaster Agency on Wednesday.
00:37Some evacuees sought shelter in this church.
00:41Everything got submerged.
00:43Everything is destroyed.
00:44The flood reached the second floor of our house.
00:47All our things are ruined.
00:50Everything got wet.
00:52Nothing was saved.
00:55Heavy, heavy rain flooded streets in Manila and nearby cities, forcing schools and offices
01:00to shut down.
01:02The financial markets were also closed.
01:05Authorities declared a state of calamity in a region that is home to 13 million people.
01:12President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered rapid assistance and to prepare supplies for
01:17isolated communities.
01:20The Philippines sees an average of 20 tropical storms annually, causing floods and deadly
01:26landslides.
01:28The storm was expected to make landfall in Taiwan on its east coast late on Wednesday
01:33evening, weather authorities said.
01:35It is expected to pass through the island and is likely to hit China on Thursday.

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