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                    [Title] => What's making the floods worse in Manila?
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Lashed each year by typhoons and stuck with outdated drainage systems, the Philippine capital has been hit by ever-worsening floods. Population growth, inadequate infrastructure, corruption, deforestation and even trash build-up combine to exacerbate the impact. It's a trend experts expect to continue.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-23 11:46:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357033 [AuthorName] => Hrvoje Hranjski [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/9538/m78e.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1117401 [Title] => Typhoon-triggered heavy monsoon rains shut down Manila, surrounding provinces [Summary] =>

Heavy monsoon rains brought by typhoon "Maring," which battered the Philippines for four successive days since Sunday, caused massive flooding in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, killing at least 15 people and forcing thousands of families to flee their homes.

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Flooding caused by some of the Philippines' heaviest rains that submerged more than half the capital began receding yesterday, but authorities evacuated thousands of residents along Manila's overflowing rivers and braced for more chaos in outlying provinces.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-21 02:16:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357033 [AuthorName] => Hrvoje Hranjski [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1112821 [Title] => Floods recede in Manila as thousands evacuate [Summary] =>

Flooding caused by some of the Philippines' heaviest rains that submerged more than half the capital began receding Tuesday even as authorities evacuated thousands of residents along Manila's overflowing rivers and braced for more chaos in outlying provinces.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-20 19:01:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357033 [AuthorName] => Hrvoje Hranjski [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/6779/cwb7.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1112451 [Title] => Floods cover 60 percent of Metro Manila [Summary] =>

Flooding caused by some of the Philippines' heaviest rains on record submerged more than half the capital Tuesday, turning roads into rivers and trapping tens of thousands of people in homes and shelters. The government suspended all work except rescues and disaster response for a second day.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-20 14:00:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357033 [AuthorName] => Hrvoje Hranjski [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6058/gx5c.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 516461 [Title] => Erratic 'Ramil' keeps RP on edge [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Living up to its name, typhoon “Lupit” (locally known as “Ramil”) — meaning cruel in Filipino — zigzagged around the rain-soaked northern Luzon today, keeping weary residents on edge and forecasters guessing about its next move.

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As flood waters continue to bring misery to the people in Central Luzon, some voices are heard accusing the management of a dam therein for releasing water from that reservoir.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135759 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302306 [AuthorName] => Eladio Dioko [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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