Thousands of Marikina folk in evacuation centers as river subsides

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sw6t_QyEcfg?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - Tens of thousands remained in evacuation centers as the Marikina River began to ease early Monday, officials said.</p><p>The Marikina River reached a peak of 20.4 meters on Saturday night, just 2.6 meters below its 23-meter level recorded during Tropical Storm Ondoy&#x27;s onslaught in September 2009, said Mayor Marcelino Teodoro.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/12/18/rescue-boats-deployed-in-marikina-as-river-nears-ondoy-level">Rescue boats deployed in Marikina as river nears Ondoy level</a></li></ul><p>Some 4,736 families or 21,103 individuals from riverside communities were still in evacuation centers, he told radio DZMM.</p><p>&quot;Para kaming na-Ondoy dito e... Iyung mga lugar na dati nang hindi binabaha ay tumaas muli ang tubig,&quot; the mayor said.</p><p>(It&#x27;s like we experienced Ondoy again. Areas which have been spared from flooding were submerged in floodwaters again.)</p><p>Ondoy submerged vast swaths of Metro Manila, leaving 464 people killed. In 2012, monsoon rains brought flooding to 80 percent of the capital and killed at least 66 people.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/12/18/habagat-rainfall-half-of-ondoy-manila-observatory">Habagat rainfall half of Ondoy: Manila Observatory</a></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro has arrived at the Malanday Elementary School to visit evacuees and distribute relief goods. <a href="https://t.co/JOP4JziFr8">pic.twitter.com/JOP4JziFr8</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/jervismanahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jervismanahan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Habagat2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Habagat2018</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1028792527833296896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Dredging operations widened the Marikina River to 100 meters from its 70-meter width during Ondoy&#x27;s onslaught, Teodoro said.</p><p>However, the river still swells rapidly due to garbage and the lack of trees that absorb rainwater, he said.</p><p>Marikina River&#x27;s water level was at 16.3 meters as of 7 a.m. It remains under second alarm, which indicates preemptive evacuation, the local rescue office said.<br/><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></p><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/MarikinaRescue161/photos/pb.349166318514092.-2207520000.1534118195./1813677092063000" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Teodoro said he asked the public works department to build a pumping station to control floodwaters in Marikina.</p><p>He also urged citizens to drop off relief goods at any of Marikina&#x27;s 18 evacuation centers.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/12/18/look-marikina-govt-uses-modular-tents-for-its-evacuees">LOOK: Marikina gov&#x27;t uses modular tents for its evacuees</a></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rickson Castro and his pregnant wife were trapped in their home in Malanday, Marikina on the first night of heavy rains. Rickson had to swim through the flood and using ropes &amp; plastic bottles, he transported Richelle in the third floor of their neighbor&#x27;s house | <a href="https://twitter.com/jervismanahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jervismanahan</a> <a href="https://t.co/aR3gfhV9HN">pic.twitter.com/aR3gfhV9HN</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1028699548141596672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Evacuees in Malanday Elementary School in Marikina City stay in modular tents provided by their local government | via <a href="https://twitter.com/jervismanahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jervismanahan</a> <a href="https://t.co/5uY8JMFch0">pic.twitter.com/5uY8JMFch0</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1028693611079036929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Tropical storm Karding has left the country, but will continue to enhance monsoon rains over Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon on Monday, the state weather bureau said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/13/18/new-storm-may-spare-ph-but-monsoon-rains-to-persist">New storm may spare PH, but monsoon rains to persist</a></li></ul><p>Visit the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/weather "><strong>ABS-CBN Weather Center</strong></a> for the latest weather updates.</p>

<p>Tens of thousands remained in evacuation centers as the water level of the rain-swollen Marikina River eased early Monday after a bout of monsoon rains revived fears of Tropical Storm Ondoy, officials said.</p>

Tens of thousands remained in evacuation centers as the water level of the rain-swollen Marikina River eased early Monday after a bout of monsoon rains revived fears of Tropical Storm Ondoy, officials said.

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Thousands of Marikina folk in evacuation centers as river subsides

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