the day after the worst flood in Philippine history 2

It's sad when a little rainfall can cause so much fear now. The sun is finally out but yesterday, it seemed as if the rain would fall forever. Reports say that we received a month's worth of rain in six hours. It wasn't even a strong rain which is even more concerning. What if the rain had continue to fall? What if the rains had been stronger?
Videos showed the Ayala underpass completely filled with water, a woman climbing out of her car as cars banged into each other in a school parking lot, children and elderly women trying to get down from slippery roofs and a van flipping tail over front before sinking in a foundation pit.
A friend in Marikina called in a panic, saying the waters had already entered the house. Last night, the radio was filled with calls for help from family members whose loved ones still had not returned home or were stuck on rooftops. Tita Livya was kind enough to let me stay with her even as she was trying to get in touch with a friend from Provident Village, one of the worst-hit areas. She told me two friends had also went to work that day, leaving their five-year old son at home with their yaya.
The rains are nobody's fault but one can't but feel angry at the incompetence of certain government officials. MMDA chairman Bayani Fernando and Defense chief Gilberto Teodoro were too busy campaigning for their presidential bids to do their jobs. I really hope people remember this when the elections roll around.
We also have to take responsibility for the garbage we have thrown in the streets and which clogged the drainage system. We have to think that every piece of garbage we throw in the streets could kill a person, or add more inches o a flood.
The rains were just signal number 1. What if they had been two or higher? We've had much stronger rains with higher winds but I think yesterday showed that our drainage systems can't take anymore. Media reports say that 71 people have died with more than 20 missing. I think the figures are underreported.