{
  "id": 1671962,
  "title": "Manila floods again: Billions of pesos for flood control, yet Metro Manila is still drowning — 7 possible solutions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/manila-floods-again-billions-of-pesos-for-flood-control-yet-metro",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:33:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/manila-floods-again-billions-of-pesos-for-flood-control-yet-metro-manila-is-still-drowning-7-possible-solutions-1.500644345"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Heavy rainfall driven by the enhanced southwest monsoon (known as \"habagat\") and the successive tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay (international name: Kujira) triggered widespread flooding and landslides across the Philippines, particularly in Luzon and parts of the Visayas. The systems brought prolonged torrential rains, overflowing rivers, impassable roads, damaged infrastructure, agricultural…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}