Typhoons and storms are becoming more severe year after year, with more rains and floods wreaking havoc on the country.

According to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Maring, which brought Metro Manila to a standstill, dropped 600 millimeters of rain within a 24-hour period. In 2009, Ondoy inundated the metropolis with 455 millimeters of rain. Habagat last year gave us 472 millimeters of rain.

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