▁However , ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁admit ▁that ▁resources ▁were ▁in ▁short ▁supply ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁global ▁assistance . ▁There after , ▁efforts ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁d rain age ▁system ▁better ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁city ▁by ▁fixing ▁the ▁se wers ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁tra dem ark ed ▁" Red ▁Side wal ks ". ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁worst ▁storm ▁that ▁Metro ▁Man ila ▁has ▁experienced ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Ty ph oon ▁M ear i / F al con ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁heavy ▁ra ins ▁of ▁Se vere ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁M ear i ▁affected ▁Lu zon ▁including ▁Metro ▁Man ila . ▁The ▁water ▁level ▁in ▁Mar ik ina ▁River ▁reached ▁its ▁critical ▁level , ▁flo oding ▁beside ▁its ▁river b anks , ▁just ▁near ▁along ▁the ▁river . ▁However , ▁the ▁water ▁level ▁did ▁not ▁reach ▁its ▁higher ▁banks , ▁into ▁the ▁streets ▁and ▁communities . ▁No ▁cas ual ties ▁were ▁reported ▁but ▁the ▁mud ▁and ▁de br is ▁from ▁the ▁river ▁was ▁left ▁by ▁overflow ed ▁river b anks . ▁ ▁Ty ph oon ▁N es at / P ed ring ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ty ph oon ▁Ped ring ▁dump ed ▁heavy ▁ra ins ▁like ▁O nd oy ▁over ▁Lu zon ▁including ▁Metro ▁Man ila ▁and ▁nearby ▁provinces . ▁Mar ik ina ' s ▁water ▁level ▁reached ▁a ▁higher ▁level ▁than ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁