2016 Philippine southwest monsoon floods

In August 2016, the southwest monsoon brought heavy rainfall and flooding to Metro Manila and nearby regions. == Background == A low pressure area that barely entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), and which at one point was north of Batanes and exited the country by August 14, as well as a tropical depression located in the Pacific Ocean outside the PAR, enhanced the southwest monsoon.

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2016 Philippine southwest monsoon floods

In August 2016, the southwest monsoon brought heavy rainfall and flooding to Metro Manila and nearby regions. == Background == A low pressure area that barely entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), and which at one point was north of Batanes and exited the country by August 14, as well as a tropical depression located in the Pacific Ocean outside the PAR, enhanced the southwest monsoon.

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