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Old 1st October 2006, 13:49   #1
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Now, Milenyo (International Name: XANGSANE) has left its mark in history as one of the few typhoons that hit (and destroyed) modern Manila and its surrounding areas.

Mega Manila's hora de peligro


Baywalk, Roxas Boulevard, Manila




Ortigas Center, Pasig City


Makati Central Business District




EDSA-Magallanes Interchange, Makati City




Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City




City of Santa Rosa, Province of Laguna




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The Aftermath

Baywalk, Roxas Boulevard, Manila




Near United Nations Avenue, Manila


Estrella Street corner EDSA, Makati City






Mall of Asia, Pasay City




EDSA-Magallanes Interchange, SLEX, Makati City


Makati Central Business District





Coastal Mall-MIA Road, Pasay City


MMDA Center, EDSA-Guadalupe, Makati City


Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City


Bay City Church (near SM Mall of Asia), Pasay City


Crowne Plaza Hotel Galleria Manila, Quezon City


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The Aftermath in Brief

Areas under State of Calamity
Province of Albay
Province of Cavite
Parts of Sorsogon
City of Manila
City of Navotas
City of Muntinlupa

~Fatalities: 76
~only 60% of electricity restored in areas covered by Meralco
~65% of Region 4 have electricity
~All of Region 5 has no electricity

Metro Malls with extensive damage
1) SM Mall of Asia (concrete slabs collapsed)
2) Shangri-La Plaza (cinema roof collapsed)
3) Robinsons Galleria (roof collapsed)
4) Greenbelt, Ayala Center (roof collapsed)
5) Market! Market! (roof collapsed)

~NAIA now open, currently over, over-capacity; airport closed Thursday, the first time in 15 years
~Skyway and SLEX now passable
~United States Embassy, Banks and Stock Market closed today; Classes suspended in NCR
~For Saturday, no cancellation of classes
~Manila Mayor Lito Atienza assessed Php 335 million worth of infrasturcture damage in Manila City alone.
~Millions of infrastructure damaged in Metro Manila, Region 4, 5 and 6
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Excuse me...I got a question.

Do you remember the fatal explosion of The Pinatubo Volcano in 1991??

My opinion is the most tragic, and expensive natural disaster in all Filipinas...

All the typhoons, all the earthquakes is nothing with the power of the Pinatubo.
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yup...that's believed to be the worst volcanic eruption in the earth... but it's dormant again.. we hope no more eruption in the near future..
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