Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Young boy, Kuya, stranded on a barge near Caruncho Bridge on Marikina River in Brgy. Bagumbayan, Quezon City, as typhoon Carina takes over. (Read More Here).
“This, I believe, is the consequence of all the reclamation happening in Manila Bay, wala ng malabasan na flood water dito sa Pasay at Manila,” he said.
(This, I believe, is the consequence of all the reclamation happening in Manila Bay; there is no outlet for flood water here in Pasay and Manila.)
“Babaha at babaha na palagi dyan sa atin tuwing uulan nang malakas,” he added.
(It will always result in flooding every time it rains heavily.)
As of posting, no tropical cyclone wind signal is raised over Metro Manila, but the state weather bureau warned that apart from intense rains, strong to gale-force gusts over the region are also expected.
Carina, the country’s third tropical cyclone in 2024, is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Wednesday or early Thursday morning.