Scattered rains and thunderstorms brought floods to parts of Metro Manila and across the country the past weeks – an indication of the dry season’s end and the onset of the rainy season.
The rains are caused by various weather conditions:
A frontal system or boundary between air masses that drenched and will continue to prevail over large parts of the country
The southwesterly surface wind flow felt over Region 4A and Western Visayas and,
localized thunderstorms that bring cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
Consecutive days of rain continue to dampen large swaths of the country. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)
Flood specialists like me have been waiting for this announcement – the Philippines’ dry season has officially begun!
The Philippines goes through two seasons within a year. These two seasons are commonly called dry and wet season. Seasons like spring, winter, and fall do not occur in the Philippines.
None have affected the Philippines more severely than with Typhoon Ondoy in 2009 and Yolanda in 2013. There were other floods during those years but none as severe in the aforementioned storms. Continue reading “How prepared are you in a flood calamity?”
Andreas Klippe
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Andreas Klippe is founder of the Asian Center for Flood Control located in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
Two days of torrential rains has caused severe flooding in much of the country Haiti cutting off roads and causing five deaths
Torrential rains for two days have caused severe flooding in Sud Department, in particular the city of Les Cayes and Maniche, a commune in the Les Cayes Arrondissement leaving five people dead and 10,000 houses damaged in Haiti on November 14 and 16.
Floodwater can mess — and ruin — your homes. If you think that floodwater cannot affect your structures, you’re definitely mistaken.
Most of the time, people who ask for my flood safety tips belittle the force of floodwater. For them, water doesn’t really exert a “push” on structures, unless it comes raging like a storm surge.
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LOOK: Torrential downpours and the onslaught of Typhoon Quiel triggered severe flooding in Apayao province, placing the area under a state of calamity on Friday.
LAOAG CITY—The province of Apayao was placed on Friday under a state of calamity due to severe flooding brought about by torrential rains and the onslaught of typhoon “Quiel”, leaving two persons dead Thursday night.In a special session held at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan...
