By now you may have heard of probably the worst storm ever to hit the Philippines in years. Tropical storm Ketsana (Ondoy) hit the country hard, leaving a lot of people homeless and cars floating like rafts. Motorists practically had no choice as the flash floods easily brought up their cars and carried the vehicles away just like feathers.
The storm has passed but the damage has been dead. Thousands of cars were either filled with mud or being towed by mechanics to their shops, opting not to start them up for fear of further damaging their computer boxes which were certain to be damaged during the flood.
This is the first time that such a fortuitous event hit the country. A lot of the cars were practically brand new, ranging from luxury cars to 4×4s. To give you an idea of the degree of damage, here are some images and a sample video of the unfortunate mishap.
Image Courtesy: Grace Olfindo and Levi Sevilla
Tags: computer boxes, damages, feathers, flash floods, flood, fortuitous event, luxury cars, mechanics, motorists, philippines, rafts, tropical storm, unfortunate mishap
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It looks like it was a powerful storm.
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