Residents swim towards high ground during flooding caused by Typhoon Ondoy

[underpants]

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Omigod.

Climate change, anyone?

How horrifying...

:scared:

[babylonsister]

2. Where is this? The Phillipines? I didn't think it was a typhoon, 'just'

a tropical storm.

I've been to Manila and seen where a lot of people live, in cardboard shacks. If this is there, it is so devastating. And rescue help can't even get through the streets.

:cry:

[underpants]

3. Ooops forgot the caption (yes it is the Phillipines)

Residents swim towards high ground during flooding caused by Typhoon Ondoy in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila September 27, 2009.
REUTERS/Erik de Castro

[Obamanaut]

5. This might be clarification

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=508803&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Typhoon Ondoy flood the streets of Metro Manila
By Vernadette Joven (philstar.com) Updated September 26, 2009 01:10 PM

The streets would flood in Cavite City, Olongopo, and Manilla even during a very heavy rain. I was in a weather recon squadron flying out of Guam in the late 60's, and we chased typhoons all over the Pacific.

Years later, when stationed in Japan and passing through P.I., the flooding streets were just as common.

[uppityperson]

4. k&r

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. Amazing pics. that's a lot of water