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Shipwrecks and floods

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February 14th 2007
Ok I said last time that rain would be a big deal here for a while …… well we just had 27cm in one 24 hour shot! To put it in perspective Edinburgh gets about 63cm in a year. I will never complain about Scottish rain again. That was the wettest day but it kept going for a whole week making the place super wet. My room stayed dry ish only because the rain that did come in drained out again thro ... read more

Asia » Philippines » Mindanao » Surigao del Sur » Lanuza

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more