▁compare ▁the ▁event ▁to ▁Ty ph oon ▁K ets ana ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁which ▁killed ▁ 4 6 4 ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁severe ▁flo oding ▁took ▁place ▁along ▁the ▁Mar ik ina ▁River , ▁which ▁sw elled ▁to ▁near - record ▁levels . ▁During ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 7 ▁August , ▁the ▁river ▁reached ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁, ▁well ▁beyond ▁the ▁flo od ▁level ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁about ▁ ▁below ▁the ▁record ▁level ▁set ▁during ▁Ty ph oon ▁K ets ana . ▁About ▁ 7 0   percent ▁of ▁Metro ▁Man ila ▁ ▁was ▁affected ▁by ▁flo oding . ▁Some ▁areas ▁were ▁sub mer ged ▁in ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁expand ing ▁flo ods , ▁officials ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁ev acu ated ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁residents ▁from ▁flo od - pr one ▁areas ▁and ▁re located ▁them ▁to ▁sh el ters ▁set ▁up ▁across ▁the ▁area . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁rep orter ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation , ▁many ▁residents ▁were ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁belong ings ▁behind , ▁and ▁some ▁tra ve led ▁back ▁through ▁flo od ▁waters ▁to ▁retrieve ▁their ▁belong ings . ▁Official s ▁fe ared ▁the ▁flo oding ▁could ▁w ors en ▁as ▁the ▁La ▁M esa ▁Dam ▁continued ▁to ▁overflow ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁At ▁least ▁nine ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁four ▁others ▁were ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁lands lide ▁in ▁Que zon ▁City . ▁More ▁than ▁fifty ▁people