Marikina declares state of calamity after Ulysses floods

Marikina City declared a state of calamity on Friday, November 13, following severe flooding caused by Typhoon Ulysses.

The city's water level reached 22 meters on Thursday, surpassing the record set during Tropical Storm Ondoy in 2009.

Local authorities struggled to evacuate at least 3,000 families and rescue trapped residents, including an 88-year-old woman with her three grandchildren.

Rescue efforts were hampered by strong currents, forcing Mayor Marcelino Teodoro to call for air rescue operations due to the severity of the flooding.