“Catastrophic calamities are coming upon the earth, not one of these days in the distant future, but soon—now! Torrential rains, unsettling weather patterns, violent storms, floods, famines, droughts, earthquakes increasing in frequency and intensity, volcanic eruptions, and a host of other signs of the times Jesus told us to watch for are happening now.”

-Jim Bakker in “Prosperity and the Coming Apocalypse”

Heavy rain caused in part by Tropical Storm Haikui has resulted in half of the Philippine capital to be covered in water. The flooding, neck-deep in some places, has virtually paralyzed the city.

Tens of thousands have been evacuated because of the flooding which is expected to get worse due to 24 straight hours of rain. At least nine people are reported dead from the flooding in Manila with reports of dozens of others in surrounding villages. Nine members of one family in Quezon City died when a landslide buried his face.

This flooding and rain comes on the heels of Typhoon Saola that killed 50 people last week.

A resident who survived the landslide that killed the nine family members in Quezon City said that the landslides are so fast people barely have time to escape their homes.

“The ground was shaking,” he said.

Jessie Bailon stood at the edge of a mountain of dirt and told the Associated Press that the mound is where his house used to be. Bailon’s wife, two children and one grandchild are missing in the flooding and landslides.

The city has cut off power to parts of the city as a precaution and many major roadways have been rendered impassable for emergency vehicles.