Sept 3, 2009 shipment affected by typhoon Ondoy
September 28, 2009
Sept 3, 2009 shipment eta Manila Sept 27 is affected by typhoon Ondoy that hit the Philippines and caused delay in the delivery to various parts of the country.
MANILA, Philippines—As many areas of Metro Manila remained without power Sunday, rescuers plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and scrambled to save drenched survivors on rooftops after Storm “Ondoy” left 73 people dead in a strike across the region.
Nearly 300,000 people were affected by the storm, including some 47,000 who were brought to schools, churches and other evacuation shelters, officials said.
Education officials suspended classes at all levels on Monday and Tuesday in Metro Manila and Rizal province.
Manila Electric Co. said that as of noon, about one million Meralco customers—or about one-fifth of its total number of customers—were still without electricity.
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