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43437-012: Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) Project in the Philippines

In the aftermath of Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy), a boy drags some possessions through the flooded streets of Metro Manila. Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) dropped 455 mm (17.9 in) of rain on Metro Manila in a span of 24 hours on 26 September 2009. A month's worth of rainfall in a single day washed away homes and flooded large areas, killing hundreds and stranding thousands in the city and nearby provinces.

 

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Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) Project under Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund

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Uploaded on January 29, 2013
Taken on September 30, 2009