Ondoy!!!

Sept 29, 2006 - "The biggest floods in decades threatened Vietnam's central provinces on Wednesday following a powerful typhoon that swept into the country.

Typhoon Ketsana slammed into Vietnam late on Tuesday dumping torrential rain across central Vietnam that left 294,000 homes destroyed, damaged or submerged by floods. Around 357,000 people in 10 provinces were evacuated."

FYI, ang bagyo ay nagpalit lang ng pangalan pero ito pa din ang bagyong nagdulot ng takot at kawalan dito sa Pilipinas. Ondoy?!! Well, sya na nga. Date dito sa Pilipinas? Sept. 26, 2009.



It's not often, or let's say, very UNUSUAL to get flooded in 25 provinces in just 12 hours, na karamihan ay lampas-tao pa ang baha. It actually made most of the hometowns here in Luzon almost an OCEAN. =(

And the most common set-up sa mga naapektuhan: no food, no vehicle, no water, and NO ELECTRICITY.

Due to massive flooding, the Manila Electric Co. cut off power last Saturday in some areas of its franchise to ensure the safety and protection of residents.

Kasama sa mga nawalan ng kuryente ay Malabon, Quezon City, Rizal, Marikina, Makati, Las Piñas, Taguig, Manila, Taytay, Cardona, Morong, Cainta and Teresa Rizal.

Nine substations were actually affected by the massive flood.

POWER LINES

Ang ilang mga tao ay nakakapit na sa POWER LINES na nasa matataas na poste para lang makatawid sa baha. Buti na lang at alang kuryente. Kung meron, ay napakadelikado nito.

Ang broken power line kasi na nakasadsad sa ground ay nagdadala ng napakataas na boltahe. Kailangan nating lumayo ng AT LEAST 10 METERS pag makakita ng ganito para maiwasang makuryente.

What more sa baha, kung saan ang tubig ay napakalapit dito. Water is a very good conductor of electricity thus it's very hazardous to let electricity pass through the power lines in a flood so close to them. Buti na lang at listo din ang MERALCO.

However, it was also a very uneasy feeling na malamang kinailangan pang kumapit ng mga tao kahit sa kable ng kuryente dahil sa napakataas na baha..

That's how powerful Ondoy was!!


APPLIANCES:

Warning: Do not use electrical appliances that have been wet. Water can damage the motors in electrical appliances, such as furnaces, freezers, refrigerators, washing machines, and dryers.


Conclusion: It seems that God reminds us about our shortcomings.