This flash flood today is the worst and fastest flash flood in history. Sure there were other floods in the past, but none as fast an unexpected as today and still ongoing. Submerging two story houses!!! In the past only one floor would be submerged, and it took TIME! This was INSTANT! Absolutely no warning whatsoever.
The rains began at 8am and by 10am I was stuck in traffic on the way to a funeral. No way that funeral pushed through.
Our house is totally submerged. All our stuff underwater. All. The piano, the computers, all our clothes, the harps, my wife’s new car!!! Good thing I did not do any marketing today. Refrigerator was bare.
My office is on the 3rd floor in the same village. I hope the floods didn’t reach the 3rd floor. My kids reportedly ate lunch leftovers this evening.
The very first thing we need is my family to be RESCUED!!! They are stuck with the neighbors who have a 3rd floor. Our in-laws have a 2nd floor but their 2nd floor was also flooded.
I don’t know how they were able to swim to the neighbors’ 3rd floor. I know they were in total panic and caught by surprise. And my wife’s family had experienced 2 1st floor floods in the same area, one in 1989 and in 1979. Their experience and stories never expected something as FAST as this flash flood.
The waters in the Marikina are still rising. The dams are all overwhelmed and releasing waters in the rivers.
Our only means of communicating is via text messaging, where the signal is weak and spotty.
All our stuff is underwater. We need some assistance later on. But first my family needs rescuing. This night will be very important.
I am all helpless typing in my tiny netbook computer in a motel in Cubao. At least I am dry and safe.
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Hi..
where in Provident do you live?
My cousins are from Columbia.. near the church..
The Aclo’s..
are you still in touch with your wife?
Were they rescued already?
If it’s not too much to ask..
Can you please ask if she happens to know my relatives?
It would be greatly appreciated..
Thanks
They are probably neighbors with my brother in law who lives in harvard st. But they were out of the village when the flooding happened.
Tell your cousins the danger of dams releasing water by 11pm.
Tell them high tide happens 2:52am at 3.61 feet high.
“The rainfall brought by typhoon “Ondoy” to Metro Manila and nearby areas in a span of six hours on Saturday was the most in recorded history, surpassing the previous record for the metropolis in 1967, a weather bureau official said.”
hope your family’s ok now. we had power interruption here in pinyahan from 1:30-10:00 pm. wasnt able to watch the news. wish i can help
do you know a Caballeros Family? they also live in Provident Village.
I will light a candle now for your family’s safety. Keep us posted.
Edwin, what’s the update on Karen and the kids?? Have they been rescued already? Praying all is well.
Yes I know them. They are my landlord. I
Yes I know the Caballeros. They are my landlord. I rent office space with them.
They sat it out with the neighbors. They are eating cornflakes for breakfast! Horrors! Water is still waist deep so i cant fetch them yet.
Does any one know about Perez Family (Sisters)? Last I heard was, they were on top of a 2nd floor. They live at 26-6, St. Mary avenue.
Carol
we’re they rescued already?
people in Provident village?
At least they have something to eat! Hope to hear when the family is already on dry ground, very worried about them. Take care!
I’ve been reading your blog on and off for at least a year now but have not commented (as far as I can recall). In any case, please know that you have Filipino friends here in the States, who are praying for you an your family. Please stay safe and keep us updated when you can.
just keep on praying and God will always provide and always think that everything happened for a reason
“They sat it out with the neighbors. They are eating cornflakes for breakfast! Horrors! Water is still waist deep so i cant fetch them yet.”
My family went through something like that and half got coughs from grain and packaged food due to fruit trees destroyed by the natural occurrence. Food availabilities were back to somewhat normal in little over a month but no more fully ripened local fruit for about a years and a half, food we had depended on for the bulk of our diet. Other families’ members died due to illness from temporary changes like no running water for same amount of time etc. I’m writing this because some people who read the blog may have no idea that local lives can be affected for months or a year etc. I hope your family’s health fares perfectly despite the temporary change in diet. Is your family able to totally avoid packaged food again now and go back to their previous eating?
Hello! I just wanna know if you are willing to be interviewed regarding your experiences during Ondoy. I am a student from DLSU-M who’s writing my thesis. Hope you could help me. If you are willing please email me at francesabigail.buban@yahoo.com thank you!
I wasn’t there. My wife and kids were there.