Typhoon Ondoy beats down on Metro Manila
Posted by ApplesH on September 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
I can now only write about this terrible calamity that has wreaked havoc on many Filipinos and their families. I personally am dealing with this tragedy as I await for the safety of my mom and sister who remain stranded at our family home in Cainta Rizal. The home that my siblings and I all grew up in has been overcome by a flash flood brought on by Typhoon Ondoy. Flood waters has caused many families living in Marikina, Cainta and Pasig to seek refuge on higher ground or on the roofs of their houses for fear of being carried away by the strong current. While I was miles away safe at my home, I connected to my sister through many text messages as we didn’t want to use up whatever life her battery had. But just after lunch, she called me crying trying to tell me that water was rising fast. She was mostly incoherent but I didn’t need to hear the words to understand what she was going through. I only had time to tell her “Don’t cry. Be strong. Go up to the roof now!”. That was the last I heard her voice.
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