On January 11 2009, at 2 AM, rain started to pour lightly. Then started to grow heavy on an increased rate.
When I woke up, it was still raining and little did I know of the havoc it had already caused. At the early hours of 8am, it was still raining heavily and the canal was already full with rain water. I didn't realize back then that all the water that had occupied the canal was already coming from the creek.
Soon, the streets were already filled with rainwater and made its way slowly into the houses. I noticed the backyard was already filled with water and slowly making its way inside the house thru the backdoor.
In less than an hour, water filled our house and the maids and my siblings started to secure the clothing, appliances and other things. I ordered the maids to turn off the circuit breakers to avoid electrocution.
Before noon, the water was already knee high and things weren't looking good. Rain was still pouring down heavily and it was not letting up. My siblings went to my relative's house and I went to sleep at my friend's house. When I was walking towards the highway, the creek was already overflowing into the farm fields and into the roads. The intersection was filled with cold water up to the ankles and the bridge was inaccessible due to the flood. As I rode a taxi, I realized that there were floods all around the city, in different locations. There were instances of landslides in different areas as well.
The areas of Opol, Bulua, Iponan, RER subdivision, Goking Ville, Carmen, Consolacion, and other parts of Cagayan de Oro and some of Misamis Oriental were hit with flood. Some lost their houses, some lost their belongings.
At around 5pm yesterday, the rain stopped but the damage has been done.
Here are some of the images of the flood citywide:
http://www.cdobloggers.com/profiles/blogs/after-i-took-photos-sa
http://www.cdobloggers.com/profiles/blogs/aha-ang-dalan-bai
http://www.cdobloggers.com/profiles/blogs/lunop-sa-limketkai
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