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10,000 Flee Homes - -East Philippine Coast Is Flooded By Typhoon OlgaMANILA. The Philippines ider.Uai area just outside ivla-(AP) — Typhoon Olga swept across the Philippines' eastern coast today, causing seven deaths in the worst flooding in the Manila area in 30 years, authorities said.At least 10.000 persons were forced from their homes in neighboring Quezon City after the storm dumped more than 16 inches of rain on the city. Tens of thousands of commuters were stranded in Manila and 1 emergency refugee centers jwere set up in churchs and | schools.nila. Ten persons were reported missing in the metropolitan area.More than 1.500 persons were trapped by six feet of water in their homes in suburban Man-daluyone.President Ferdinand Marcos declared the Manila area and five Luzon island provinces to be in a state of emergency and ordered all but essential businesses closed in Manila and Quezon City.Communications to many areas outside Manila were cutL'iiiCitiiS Slt;iiil Ifie WlU’it iiwu-jing came in the neighborhood]of 25 flood control projects thatworkers were trying to finishwhen Typhoon Olga dumpedrecord rains on the citv.'Weathermen said Olga remained almost stationary today* mand predicted “stormy weather tonight and tomorrow in the-same area.Weather bureau chief Roman L. Kintinar said 16.1 inches of rain fell on Quezon City in 24 ! hours, topping a Manila City record of 15.9 inches set in July 1972 when the country was hit by a major flood.The Red Cross appealed to, the U.S. Agency for Inter-, national Development (AIDi and to local residents for emergency food supplies.| Another typhoon, Pamela,• swept through the Pacific area on Tuesday, killing 10 persons on the islands of Truk Atoll in the Mariannas.IOn Guam, Pamela sent more than 2.100 residents fleeing (from their homes for shelter in jschools and other public buildings.Navy frogmen rescued 71 persons from a swamped resi-and officials said they had no reports on damage outside the metropolitan area.
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Baytown Sun
Baytown, Texas, US
Thu, May 20, 1976
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