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According to CCTV News, on the 24th local time, due to heavy rains causing floods, the Greater Manila area of ​​the Philippines declared a state of disaster. Affected by Typhoon Gemi, the Philippines experienced large-scale heavy rainfall. So far, this round of heavy rainfall has caused at least 13 deaths and 6 million people displaced.

The Philippines Disaster Risk Reduction Agency reportedly said the rains triggered at least a dozen landslides and floods in five days, displacing 6 million people, including 35,000 in emergency shelters.

Capital City Manila:

Some people use simple rubber boats to travel

In densely populated areas around the Philippine capital, relentless rain overnight inundated many areas, shutting down government work, closing schools and trapping cars in rising waters and people in their homes. Residents who ventured out waded through knee- or waist-high floodwaters, some using makeshift rubber boats to paddle alongside cars, trucks and SUVs.

In Marikina City, on the eastern edge of the Manila region, continued heavy rains swelled a major river, causing flooding. Many residents were forced to flee to safety. Strong currents swept away a steel container, refrigerators, furniture and many tree branches.

A landslide in Batangas province buried a rural shack in the mountainside town of Agoncillo on July 23. A porridge vendor was hit by a falling tree in another town in the province, bringing the country's death toll to 13.

Philippine President orders rescue

Residents in remote rural areas may have gone without food for days

After the disaster, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos ordered authorities to speed up the delivery of food and other aid to remote rural areas. "People there may not have eaten for days," Marcos said in a televised emergency meeting.

The Philippine Coast Guard said more than 350 passengers and cargo truck drivers and workers were stranded at the seaport. Coast Guard personnel helped more than 200 residents evacuate a coastal village in Batangas province, south of Manila.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in a bulletin on the morning of July 24 that the typhoon has further strengthened, with maximum winds near the center reaching 165 kilometers per hour and gusts reaching 205 kilometers per hour. The center of the eye of "Gemi" is estimated to be 345 kilometers northeast of Itbayat, Batanes Island, and is moving toward the northwest at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.

The agency also issued a red rain warning for Metro Manila, Rizal, Bataan, Pampanga, and Bulacan on July 24. The agency said this level of rainfall is 30 mm or more in an hour.

"A red rain warning indicates a high probability of severe flooding, flooded and blocked roads, and landslides, which will endanger lives in dangerous areas," said Nathaniel Servando, acting director of the Philippine Atmospheric and Geophysical Bureau. "Once the authorities issue a red rainstorm warning, relevant agencies, including local government departments, must take emergency measures such as advance evacuation and forced evacuation. The yellow rain warning means that areas under this color will receive 7.5 mm to 15 mm of rainfall within an hour." The weather bureau has been implementing a color-coded rainstorm warning system to classify the intensity of rainfall: the darker the color, the more dangerous the rainfall, and this situation will continue within the next two hours.

Red Star News reporter Wang Yalin and intern Shang Zhaoyi

Editor Yang Ran Responsible Editor Guan Li