00:00Typhoon Gemi and a southwest monsoon brought heavy rain to the Philippine capital region
00:08and northern provinces on Wednesday, leading to suspensions of work, classes and trading
00:13activities.
00:14Residents in Manila waded through waist-deep flood water, using makeshift buoyant containers
00:19to stay dry or ferry across inundated streets.
00:41The presidential office suspended classes at all academic levels and work in most government
00:47offices across the capital region, which comprises 16 cities and is home to at least 13 million
00:53people.
00:54According to the state weather agency's 5 a.m. bulletin, Typhoon Gemi, with maximum
01:00sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour and gusts up to 190 kilometers per hour, was
01:06moving towards Taiwan.
01:08The agency said while it did not make landfall in the Philippines, it intensified the southwest
01:14monsoon, causing heavy to intense rain in the northern part of the country.
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