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The Manggahan Floodway is an artificially constructed waterway in Metro Manila, Philippines.The floodway was built in 1986, [1] with the cost of 1.1 billion pesos, in order to reduce flooding along the Pasig River during the rainy season, by diverting the peak water flows of the Marikina River to Laguna de Bay, which serves as a temporary reservoir.
Flood damage to government infrastructure in Caraga was at 141 million Philippine pesos [8] (US$3.2 million). More than 80% of the evacuees in Albay were sent home after conditions improved on 7 January. Classes that were suspended on 6 January reopened the next day except for schools that were used as evacuation centers. [9]
2006 Ethiopia flood, mainly Omo River Delta, Dire Dawa, Tena, Gode, flash flood, heavyrain Ethiopia: 2006 677 2009 August 8 flood, due to Typhoon Morakot, An entire village of Shiaolin was buried at the southern county of Kaohsiung: Taiwan: 2009 672 1972 Seoul flood: South Korea: 1972 653 1972 Luzon flood: Philippines: 1972 610 2007 North ...
The 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods (informally known in Tagalog as Hagupít ng Habagat, "wrath of the monsoon" and Bagsík ng Habagat, "fierceness of the monsoon", from habagat, the Filipino term for the southwest monsoon), was an eight-day period of torrential rain and thunderstorms in Luzon in the Philippines from August 1 to August 8, 2012.
Some of the most severe flooding took place along the Marikina River, which swelled to near-record levels. During the afternoon of August 7, the river reached a height of 20.6 meters (68 ft), well beyond the flood level of 16 meters (52 ft) and about 3 meters (9.8 ft) below the record level set during Typhoon Ketsana.
In December 2022, a series of floods began to severely affect the provinces of Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental, and some parts of the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The floods were caused by intense rain, which poured down on the central and southern parts of the country. [4] [5] [6] [7]
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The Artex Compound is a permanently flooded residential area in Malabon, Philippines.The area has been referred to, often facetiously, as the "Venice of Malabon" or the "Venice of the Philippines" due to its partially submerged structures, makeshift stilt houses, and the use of rowboats for transportation between houses.