Cebu City hit by worst flood since Typhoon Rai

Children wade through the flooded street in downtown Cebu City on Thursday night, August 4, 2022, following hours of heavy rain. The city and many areas in Metro Cebu experienced its worst flooding since Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) battered the Visayas in December 2021. -- Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN

CEBU and Metro Cebu localities were hit by severe floods that reached up to 1.2m in some areas following hours of heavy rain.

The excessive rainfall and heaps of garbage that clog drainage systems contributed to the severe flooding that submerged many parts of this city on Thursday night, which, authorities said, was the worst flood here since Typhoon Odette, or known internationally as Rai, inundated and devastated Metro Cebu in December 2021.