Flood Cripples Philippine Capital as 54,000 Are Evacuated
- More rain expected from monsoon likened to 2009 storm Ketsana
- Trains halted, schools shut in Manila; Cavite bridge collapses
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More than 54,000 people were moved to safer ground in the Philippine capital and nearby provinces, while calls for help swamped social media as monsoon rain triggered floods reminiscent of Typhoon Ketsana, which killed hundreds of people in Metro Manila in 2009.
Marikina City implemented forced evacuations affecting at least 21,000 people after its river, the catch basin of water flowing from the mountains, reached critical level. In nearby Rizal province, 19,000 people were moved.