How the Floods Ate My Car (EDIT: Emergency Numbers Added)

EDIT: Emergency Numbers for those stranded and/or in need of help:
Red Cross:143, 527-0000
MMDA:136
Coast Guard: 527-6136
Rubber boat requests to: 838 3203 or 838 3354
Office of Sen Villar to rescue stranded people may also send SMSs to: 0917-4226800, 0917-2414864, or 0927-6751981

Also: The LRT and MRT will be running 24 hours today.

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Today was supposed to be a nice, normal day. Maybe a little rain, maybe a little wind, no big deal. But then a horrible force of nature came and ruined my day:

Climate Change Sucks Ass

I woke up at 8:30am and there was quite a downpour. I had a breakfast date with my brother and father at a cafe across the street, so I put on my rain skimmers and headed down. We were at the coffee shop until about 11:00am, with the rain pouring continuously around us.

The View From My Window: Gray Skies on a Rainy Day

My father left for home (in Katipunan), whilst my brother and I walked back to our respective apartments in Eastwood. It wasn't long before reports started to come in that different parts of QC were flooding, and at around 2:00 pm I went down to the lobby to check what was going on. I overheard that rubber boats were being dispatched to some of the farther areas because of the height of the floods, and that people were standing on their roofs to avoid it!

Our housekeeper rang me to say that my car (which I keep in my parents house), had been completely submerged in the garage. The first floor of the house had also flooded up to the waist, and she was moving as much of the living room and dining room that she could to the second floor.

My dad called me a couple of hours later to say that our street was inaccessible, and that he was staying at the clubhouse. My mom's car had not been parked in the garage, and had actually floated away. Let me repeat: FLOATED. Away.

Here's a clip of part of the Katipunan road, right across from Ateneo de Manila university.



It's now 5:30pm and the sky is completely black. I went downstairs to check how things were, but so far the floods haven't damaged Eastwood overmuch; Ortigas still happens to be accessible, but you can't get very far on C5 due to it being submerged.

One of Makati's Many Underpasses

They say that this is only typhoon signal 1, but damned if it doesn't look much higher. All my family members and the boyfriend are accounted for, though, so I think I should just count myself lucky. Stay safe and dry, everyone! :(

Other photo updates: (click to enlarge)

That little bit of white you see? That would be what's left of a car. :(

the Fort

Photos of various areas also viewable here: http://ondoy.tumblr.com