BAGUIO, Philippines – Heavy rain brought by Typhoon Carina (Gaemi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon made several key roads impassable, caused landslides and power outages, and forced families to flee their homes in Baguio and other areas in the Cordillera region.
From 8 am on Tuesday up to Wednesday, July 23 and 24, Baguio had 294 millimeters (mm) of rain, the second-highest 24-hour rainfall rate recorded during that period by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).