Flash flood in QC causes traffic

**K.I.L.L.** · August 4th, 2013 12:31 AM

I was on Banawe corner Retiro having lunch earlier when the rain started pouring buckets. The water rose within a span of minutes and refused to go down. A jeepney parked about 20 metres away from where I parked got submerged with only its roof above the water. A raft was ferrying people across.

Just after the first downpour. (There were consecutive ones.)

**Calistro** · August 4th, 2013 12:57 AM

A friend's car suddenly got submerged in Sampaloc, Manila. Cars aren't safe anymore if the area's flood prone.

**uls** · August 4th, 2013 01:01 AM

sa Tasty yan

ya grabe kanina bilis tumaas ang tubig

**[archie]** · August 4th, 2013 01:10 AM

Standard na yan sa banawe. We're used to it kaya kung rainy season, we stay away from the area.

**jhnkvn** · August 4th, 2013 01:36 AM

Ah, talagang mababa yun area na yan. It's common knowledge to stay away from Biak na Bato and the corner of Banawe and N.S. Amoranto if you frequent the area. Especially yun N.S. Amoranto na yan

Let me try to get some pictures from my archive during the Habagat Days.... photos are courtesy of their respective owners (some of them from friends, some of them are from strangers)

Shell Araneta Avenue

Banawe

Banawe corner N.S. Amoranto

Meanwhile in Abad Santos.... :insomnia:

**170kphlang** · August 4th, 2013 01:38 AM

question: if matanggal na completely yung mga squatter sa mga estero na biggest contributor sa nagtatapon ng basura sa ma daluyan ng tubig at kanal. mawawala na ba completely yung pagbaha or mababwasan lang yung lalim?

**jhnkvn** · August 4th, 2013 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by 170kphlang

question: if matanggal na completely yung mga squatter sa mga estero na biggest contributor sa nagtatapon ng basura sa ma daluyan ng tubig at kanal. mawawala na ba completely yung pagbaha or mababwasan lang yung lalim?

Irrelevant. We know it won't happen. I'd rather bet my chance of winning the grand lotto twice..

But yes, it'll be significantly reduced if what I read is right. However, poor urban planning has also its roots in the flooding problem of our city.

**111prez** · August 4th, 2013 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by jhnkvn

Nakow, delikado pala mag pa karga ng gasolina dito

**yebo** · August 4th, 2013 08:31 AM

the san juan river (the one that crosses quezon avenue beside the mitsubishi dealership) is so silted and full of garbage that it is no longer capable of draining the area. more so than garbage, squatters (BOTH THE POOR AND THE RICH) have encrouched on the river and its width is no longer what it used to be. buti pa nga yung squater na mahirap poste lang na 2x3 yung nakatusok sa ilog, yung squater na mayaman tinambakaan na at nilagyan ng rip rap.

same din sa tributaries ng san juan river, upstream are the mariblo, talayaan and culiat creeks. silted and full of garbage so much that the river bed is only 1 foot above the road in some places. like at the bridge at del monte avenue, yung side streets dun ambon lang baha na.

**yebo** · August 4th, 2013 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by 111prez

Nakow, delikado pala mag pa karga ng gasolina dito

yup, avoid all gas stations along low areas of araneta, san francisco del monte and roosevelt avenues. bahain mga yun. nagkarga ako minsan ng gasoline (when i still had my lancer) at shell roosevelt, e katatapos lang ng baha. ayun tirik ako when i reached congressional. puno ng water yung filter, and when we drained the fuel tank there was almost 5 liters of dirty water inside.