davao: flash flood

Nature is responsible for the floods. People are responsible for building in areas which are liable to flooding. People are also responsible for covering areas with concrete and for cutting down the vegetation which can make the water run slower. I have a friend in Davao City who lives quite close to the river. I hope that she's alright. Of course, I pray for her and her family and for everyone who has been involved and hope that they will not have lost much and are still alive.

I was deeply devastated by this news. My boyfriend and his family was personally affected the flood. From what I heard of his story, the flood went up to as high as their ceiling that they had to stay on the roof just so they are not killed in the flood, which you know by the now took a lot of lives. This has never happened in Davao before and some were saying that it is because of the recent developments in the area, because there are a lot of housing projects. But in some way, I think this is just a work of nature and nothing could have been done to prevent it from happening or limiting the damage that it has caused. I guess all that is left to do now is to help out the victims, which is what I had been working on for now.

I am very sorry to hear that Davao City has suffered a flood killing more than 30 people. Many homes have been destroyed and it is awful some people are missing. I believe that it is the weather that is to blame. When heavy rain falls it is important that flood defense is in place which is unlikely. Flash floods are very dangerous and it is very upsetting when one happens. Good luck to the people of Davao City that are affected by this terrible flood.