Torrential Rain Brings Flooding – and Garbage – to Philippine City of Navotas

  • 6 years ago
Overflowing waterways brought garbage to the coastal city of Navotas, in Metro Manila, on Saturday, August 11, as floods inundated the province over the weekend.This video, shared on August 11, shows flooding and garbage swamped Navotas, a city known as the “fishing capital” of the Philippines.The widespread flooding reportedly forced more than 1,500 people in the cities of Navotas, Caloocan, Malabon and Valenzuela to evacuate their homes.Photos also showed trash washed up on the shore in Manila Bay, in the Philippine capital of Manila, on Sunday, August 12, as the monsoon dumped rains and caused floods in the metropolis area. Credit: Queenie Trangia via Storyful

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