The video you see above is one of the harrowing scenes people in Manila saw and experienced last September 26, 2009. That was the day when Typhoon "Ondoy" (internationally known as "Ketsana") inundated the city with a month's worth of rain fall. To date, there are 712 deaths and losses amounting to almost US$400 million.
While there are many theories how a month's worth of rainfall can happen in six hours, there's one that makes sense: Climate Change.
From storms like these to sinking islands, Climate Change is a bitch.
Finally, here are some photos of the aftermath of the floods in the video shown above (taken by Rod Dizon):
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