Both she and Fidelino said residents have banded together to help one another. Lim said that after her electricity was restored, she got on Facebook, where she saw numerous posts from people seeking missing friends or loved ones. Members of the media and even the government were trying to help on the social networking site, asking them to send more information.
Some people are putting together “relief bags” of food and other items to distribute to those in shelters, while others were bringing canned goods, Lim said. “Everyone is united right now to help feed everyone,” she said.
Others are just trying to feed themselves. John Gonzalez, 11, has been pushing a trolley through his flooded neighborhood in Manila’s Marietta Romeo village for two days.
“The flood went above the height of a man,” he said. “Way above our heads. Today, the water just comes to my mouth. That’s why we are out looking for food.”