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flood Flood Risk in Manila, Philippines

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

Risk: 9Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • High risk rating for Manila based on ThinkHazard (Coastal flood)
  • Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
  • High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months
  • Significant river or coastal flood exposure

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flood - Metro Manila, Philippines (2026-07-28) — 24,500,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Manila is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Manila Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Manila

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Manila, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Metro Manila, Philippines (July 2026) — 24,500,000 people exposed; $149,046M capital exposed.

Flood - Metro Manila, Philippines

July 27, 2026 — WARNING

24,500,000 people exposed; $149,046M capital exposed

Flood - NW of Manila, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines

April 28, 2026 — WARNING

322,000 people exposed; $781M capital exposed

Floods - Manila, Philippines

August 12, 2018 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Manila, Philippines

August 6, 2012 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood - Manila, The Philippines

July 2, 2012 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
  • 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
  • 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
  • 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
  • 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing

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How this data is built

Manila, Philippines flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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