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Monstrous Monsoon

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Who knew it would come to this? From a simple drizzle to a water world the next. Clearly people underestimated this Southwest Monsoon also known as "Habagat" as they witness their cities, their houses, submerged in the muddy water.
Relentless rains made the residents scurry to higher ground and evacuation centers as they water slowly crept to try and swallow them. Fleets of grey airplanes dropped their water bombs from the sky. 300 mm under 6 hours resulted to "This is worse than Ondoy."
Marikina, was greatly affected by this plague. The Marikina river rose up to 20 meters which made the intruder, once again unleashed itself engulfing the debris, infrastructure and drowning people that were on its path.
Hundreds of Filipinos pleading for help, too much to save, so little time. Many Filipinos dying.
But Alas! Every disastrous moment has a silver lining. Doesn't mean that when disaster strikes, we will be sitting around waiting for some miracle, right?
Our brave fellowmen grabbed their trustee rope and risked their lives in putting the damsels and lads in distress into safety. Even though the violence of nature was pounding on them, they still persevered to rescue the needed.
Hey, most of us weren't munching on popcorn while watching the scene either. We joined hands as we donated our blessings to the evacuees. We all bowed down our heads and asked our Almighty God for help. Fire Departments, with their mother load supply of water, gave the victims fresh water for drinking, bathing and washing.
Not to mention the actors that most of the people thought were heartless, came down from their luxurious and well-off life to volunteer in giving relief goods to the victims. The victims were not just given the things they needed, they also had that starstruck moment while being served by their favorite stars.
Filipinos. Never back down when the bad things come. We

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