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Typhoon Ondoy, Stranded People
By: Masha Medvedkov
Posted: Sep 29 09
Witnessed: 1271 times
Regions: Philippines
Issues: Environment, Internally displaced persons, Natural disasters
Tags: homelessness, Humanitarian Aid
I just got back from the river's edge 5 minutes ago. A 10-15 feet height differential between the Marikina River and the embankment has now been reduced to the point that water is splashing against the high-rises of Eastwood, Metro Manila. A security guard for this sealed off area approaches me and covers me with his umbrella while I snap pictures from my phone. "Where are the police or firemen?" I asked. He first points at a speck in the middle of the river 300-400 meters out to my right. "That was a woman with her 2 year old infant clinging on to her. She passed through here in the middle of the river - waving at us for help. There was nothing we could do - she had passed though within 5 seconds. We've been seeing other people washed away." We watched helplessly at the 20+ people 200 meters away that are now sitting on top of their corrugated roof-tops as the river rages beneath them on their submerged homes... waiting for emergency personnel yet to come.
Original source: INITIATE360 on YouTube
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