An average of 20 typhoons hit the Philippines annually. Some of these typhoons ignited soil erosion and deadly raging flashfloods, which resulted to tragedies in the country that killed numerous people and destroyed properties. However the worst flood that hits the Philippines could be attributed to the climate change that is taking place all over the world. Strong and devastating typhoons beefed up with heavy rainfall and flashfloods that pounded the country is evident of the catastrophic effects of climate change.

- September 27, 2009 will come down as one of the most horrible day in the Philippines. Tropical storm “Ondoy” pummeled the country with heavy downfall that caused massive flashfloods that killed at least 140 people (the death toll is still rising), displaced half-a million people and destroyed more than one billion pesos (about 28 million dollars)  worth of properties, and the scenario might get worse as days goes by.

Horrible sights of people getting carried away with the flashfloods and eventually drowning them with the raging waves brought up by the flashfloods were captured by cameras and videos that were immediately uploaded and can be seen in the internet. Vehicles were washed away like toys and engulfed by the raging torrents and houses were turned down causing widespread fear among the residents that were affected.

- At a stretch of two weeks sometime in September 1972, heavy rains battered Luzon area, before the declaration of Martial Law the then dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Floodwaters from Pampanga and AgnoRivers submerged most part of Central Luzon. This flood is now known as the “Great Flood of 1972” in Philippine disaster chronicle.

- Ormoc City in Leyte was once devastated by a colossal flood on the 15^th day of November year 1991, killing about 8,000 people, wherein half of the victims’ bodies were never recovered. Walls of mud and water emanating from mountain washed away shanties and swept people into the sea, a tragedy that brought lamentations all over the place and in the whole Philippines.

- In September 1998, more than 900 families that reside along the Pasig, Pateros, marikina and Napindan (Taguig) rivers were submerged by floods after continuous rains. The floods and high tides drowned 85% of Malabon, and 26 primary and secondary roads in Metro Manila were flooded and causes major traffic.

- In November 2006, a powerful super typhoon “Reming” caused floods and power outages especially in the Bicol area. More than 700 people were killed, 700 were reported to be missing and at least 2,000 people sustained injuries. This flood affected more than 3.5 million people.

- The typhoon “Frank” clobbered Western Visayas with severe flooding in June 2008. It affected nearly 400,000 families (about 2 million people), not more than 2,500 were left injured, and caused 50,000 families were evacuated. The province that took severe beating from typhoon “Frank” and its triggered floods included Iloilo, Antique, Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras and Negros Occidental.

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