Tropical Storm Fung-Wong floods Manilla! In the Western Pacific, Tropical Storm Fung-Wong brushed the northern end of the Philippines Luzon Island on Friday morning with sustained winds of 45 mph. Monsoon rains intensified by Fung-Wong dumped 10.6 (268 mm) of rain overnight on the capital of the Philippines, Manila, causing widespread flooding that killed one person and shut down the city. Fung-wong has grown disorganized by its passage over Luzon, and is not expected to become a typhoon when it heads north and affects China this weekend. Figure 5. Residents are rescued by police and rescue volunteers after continued monsoon rains enhanced by tropical storm Fung-Wong inundated parts of Marikina on September 19, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. Thousands were forcibly evacuated from their homes after heavy rains caused flooding in major parts of the metropolis, shutting down schools and government offices. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) Jeff Masters
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 04:56:12 +0000