NCR is sided by a RIVER and a SEA
@LetranKnight25 (33117)
Philippines
August 13, 2012 12:35am CST
Hello Lotters
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This is
something i noticed lately but probably late bloomer at that too. when ever the weather man explains the future storms that's heading the Metro Manila, I noticed that National Capital Region is Sided by Laguna lake and Manila Bay. Now, am not surprised why they experienced floods most of the time.
but the real problem there is the irresponsibility of people throwing their garbage that made things worst in the NCR.if they don't put proper sewer structure and teach people discipline, i doubt the Metropolitan part of the country would even Survive a Tsunami if such come.
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This is something i noticed lately but probably late bloomer at that too. when ever the weather man explains the future storms that's heading the Metro Manila, I noticed that National Capital Region is Sided by Laguna lake and Manila Bay. Now, am not surprised why they experienced floods most of the time.
but the real problem there is the irresponsibility of people throwing their garbage that made things worst in the NCR.if they don't put proper sewer structure and teach people discipline, i doubt the Metropolitan part of the country would even Survive a Tsunami if such come.2 people like this
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@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
But geographically, Manila, is safely located since Bataan and Cavite somehow acts as a protection wall if a Tsunami would hit Manila. By the time the waves would have hit Manila it will be absorbed by Batangas, Cavite, and Bataan first before Manila would be hit severely by a Tsunami.
But if were talking about strong rains Manila looks vulnerable since it looks like a catch basin for everything. If you would look at the storm surge Roxas Blvd experience garbage collection at that area because the area is the lowest between Cavite and Bataan. Plus the mountain ranges of Bulacan and Rizal provinces when water flows from these southwards then Manila is really in great danger.
@LetranKnight25 (33117)
• Philippines
14 Aug 12
Hello Rsa101, Oh no if that is the case then we will be shouldering the future floods. but there isn't much flood here in our area. well, if there aren't much forest there, then it will greatly flood manila even more in the coming days. when is this gonna stop i think NCR for me is like a danger zone for more future floods in the future.
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@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
14 Aug 12
Well if the government can think of a solution to prevent this from happening then I guess we might just save NCR becoming the catch basin like Pampanga. One solutiion they were thinking of was like building a large underground tunnel which will act as a big highway during dry season and as a catch basin during wet season. This has been done in Kuala Lumpur and I think in South Korea. I think it proved to be effective in preventing floods in their places.
But I think the immediate solution is removing all the illegal structures along the riverbanks in the metropolis that somehow constricts the flow of the river when strong rains do come and increase the water level of the river.
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
Hi, I can only say that since Manila is near to these bodies of water, it only proves that it is also located in a low lying area. And since most of the creeks, river and other water outlets are mostly gone or diminished, rain water also had and or little escape route in to the sea. And it is also aggravated by what you've said, surely Metro Manila wouldn't survive if a tsunami (like the one hit Japan) would strike us.
@LetranKnight25 (33117)
• Philippines
14 Aug 12
Hello Fulltank, there are some low areas there in the NCR and it's definitely not safe for the informal settlers, if they kept living there same thing will happened to them again next year. tsunami would wipe off any one who prefers to stay and not heed to the warnings and forced evacuations.
@neildc (17238)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
13 Aug 12
it could be a reason why metro manila and other nearby provinces like bulacan and laguna are mostly affected by storms, rains, etc. it could be that the area is surrounded by waters, by manila bay on one side and by the laguna bay on the other side.
@LetranKnight25 (33117)
• Philippines
14 Aug 12
Hello neildc, yeah i just noticed this now because they can really do something about this place being a flood zone. i wonder, watching the movie about japan sinking and it's land mass and form is similar to ours, but they did something about it.
@hsofyan (3446)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
13 Aug 12
Sorry, I was not so clear.
What happened in the Laguna Lake and Manila Bay, so the impact of flooding in some parts of the city?
@LetranKnight25 (33117)
• Philippines
14 Aug 12
Hello hsofyan, simple, poor planning sewage systems and lack of disciplined from the people themselves. he low areas or downtown gets to have floods not because of just high tide but also lack of sewage system and then too much trash out in the water. it's disgusting really when I saw the trash in Manila Bay walk
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
14 Aug 12
hi friend, I don't know if my observation is right, but I think the whole Philippines ( islands) is sided by a river and the sea, except for some inner lands in the bigger islands of Luzon and Mindanao, and even then almost all have rivers. It makes all of us equally at risk but the only difference is NCR produces more garbage than the rest of the country
