Is it your first time to hear that there is a modern solution to flooding? Do you intend to get one, but you are not yet aware of the basics? Don’t worry, if you don’t know anything about this, we’ll keep you in the loop. In this week’s blog, I will show you the characteristics of an ideal flood protection barrier.

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As early as the described weather recap for the 1st Quarter of 2021, numerous disasters had already overwhelmed some Asian countries. Then, in the following months, a set of calamities, once again, took place and caused disturbance. For this blog, the RS Flood Experts would like to give you a recapitulation of the 2nd quarter Asia weather. 

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Who would forget how the Ondoy typhoon (international name: Ketsana) brought raging winds and an extended period of torrential rainfall to Metro Manila, Philippines on September 26, 2009? The victims of the calamity could not help but crouch in fear as they got stuck on the roofs of their houses with neither food nor water. And their only choice? Wait for rescue. More than 11 years ago now, but who will forget the horrors of (tropical storm) Ondoy and the 872,097 people who got affected?

For today’s blog, let us look back on that fateful day of September 2009. What really happened? 

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Is your area prone to flooding? Are you planning to prepare for this rainy season but you have no idea what flood protection barrier you might need? Of course, what you need is a barrier that can block the entrance of floodwater, but the problem is there are a lot of barriers to choose from. 

So to help you determine the right one, here are the things you can consider.

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Ulysses (international name: Vamco) brought back the agonizing memories of Ondoy (international name: Ketsana), which also caused drastic flooding in 2009 in the Philippines. Ulysses, the 21^st tropical cyclone that entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility in 2020, prompted downpours particularly across Metro Manila from the evening of November 11 to the morning of the 12th. Thus, Marikina River’s water level unexpectedly swelled up to 22 meters at 11 AM on November 12.

To prevent this from happening again, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) started its river dredging operation on Feb 17, 2021. 

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