Internet just got back on today. The photos and videos of the floods and damage caused by Typhoon Ondoy circulating the net are unbelievable. Just as I was getting out of shock, text messages come in about classmates who were forced to evacuate their homes and lost all their belongings.
Ortigas Avenue extension and Marcos Highway, roads that had the most flood because of their proximity to the Pasig and Marikina rivers respectively, are now clear of water. However, Marcos Highway is still full of mud and debris, and traffic along Rosario Bridge is very heavy.
The upper part of Sumulong Highway had to be closed off because of a landslide in the Calawis area near Cloud 9. Cars going up to the town proper have to take a detour via Cogeo leading up to the checkpoint near Victoria Ville. As of noon today, there was still no electricity in the Cainta and lower Antipolo areas.
If you live inAntipolo and want to help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy, there’s no need to go to Metro Manila. Thousands of families in lower Antipolo and surrounding towns (Taytay, Cainta, Marikina, Teresa, and Tanay) are in need of food, water, medicine, blankets, towels, and brooms. Drop off points are the following:
- Lores Center (use the entrance at right side of the building)
- Dimasalang Park (near the church, across the municipal hall)
- Assumption Antipolo (multi-purpose building)
- Parish of the Immaculate Heart (near Hinulugang Taktak)
There are regular trips from these drop-off points to the mentioned surrounding towns to transport hot meals, sandwiches, and other relief goods.
I found this map which was published on http://www.typhoonondoy.org and http://www.ondoyrelief.org
Map of affected areas in Marikina
There’s also lists of drop-off points for relief goods, emergency numbers, missing and found people, and rescue requests on the sites, plus a collection of Ondoy photos and videos.
crap Jali, it feel so unreal to read about all of this from a distance.
good luck over there. My thoughts are with you all.