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MANILA, Philippines — The amount of rain that fell in Metro Manila over the past two weeks underscores the need for better flood infrastructure and a government that can ensure resources intended for flood control translate into protection, a data scientist said.
Dr. Alicor Panao, an associate professor at the University of the Philippines, examined rainfall in Metro Manila from Aug. 5 to 14, when the southwest monsoon, or Habagat, and a series of tropical cyclones brought intense rains to Luzon.
Data from 23 Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) stations with usable observations showed an average of 483.4 millimeters of cumulative rainfall during the 10-day period.
That translates to an average daily accumulation of about 48.3 mm, although rainfall varied considerably among the stations.
