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BY LUIS BUENAFLOR JR.
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Friday. September 22, 2017
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HISTORIANS and biblical scholars have always written or perhaps implied that the Great Flood happened somewhere in the Middle East. What if they’re wrong? Their most common point of reference is, of course, the Bible, specifically from the Genesis portion.

Here are excerpts from Genesis 6:9-9:17:

“For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.  The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered. The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits. Every living thing that moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind.  Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.  Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left and those with him in the ark.”

 ^“The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.”

As we all were taught in school (that is, if you went to a Catholic school) all these biblical events happened in the Middle East – from Adam and Eve, Noah and the Great Flood up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

This makes moi wonder why all the central characters have names like “Peter, Paul, John and James”, so very English. Should they not have names like Kareem, Mohamed or Faisal? Anyway, that’s another story; for now let’s talk about floods.

Moi says the Bible is wrong or those who wrote the about the Great Floods are not entirely correct. Now before you say blasphemy and condemn moi to eternal damnation, ponder on this: It took 40 days and nights of incessant rains before the area where the Great Flood supposedly occurred was finally submerged; meanwhile, “I Am Iloilo City” only needs an hour or so, perhaps a day of continuous rains before it becomes completely submerged in water.

Now think; if you where God why would you waste 40 days and nights worth of rains and water if you wish to wipe out your creation? For dramatic effects, maybe?

I believe that God would choose the most effective and efficient way to flood an area and “I Am Iloilo City” has the most effective and efficient way to flood itself and paralyzed transportation and business.

It is only in “I Am Iloilo City” where one can find the drainage systems that, instead of taking out water away every time it rains, put more water on the roads. A weird sight – you see water coming out of the drainage into the streets and not taking it away.

Here are excerpts from the Sept. 13 issue of Panay News:

ILOILO City – Heavy rains have been pounding this city since Saturday, resulting to the displacement of over a hundred families fleeing rising floodwaters.

Schools cancelled classes yesterday and even the city government allowed its employees to go home by 3 p.m.

Around 6 p.m., the city government’s 24-hour operations center monitoring the situation across the metro reported 157 families or 492 persons displaced from 11 barangays. Because of the incessant rains, the number of evacuees had been rising since early afternoon. CDRRMO reported as of 3:05 p.m. that there were 42 displaced families in Barangay Calubihan; seven families in Barangay Tagbak; one family in Barangay Desamparados; and five families in Barangay Cuartero, all in the district of Jaro.

Areas frequently visited by flash floods are Huervana Street in La Paz district (in front of the La Paz police station), Commission Civil Street in Jaro district (including Iloilo Science and Technology University), Timawa Avenue in Molo district (from West Timawa to the corner of Flying V gas station), in Barangay Katilingban, Molo district, and Barangay Hibao-an Sur and Hibao-an Norte in Mandurriao district.”

Think about this people, weird as it may seem: perhaps the Great Flood did not happen in the Middle East but in “I Am Iloilo City” thousands of years ago and wiped out what was then ancient civilization.

Perhaps those archaeologists are searching for the Noah’s Ark in the wrong place. For all we know it could be buried somewhere in Tabuc Suba, Jaro and Noah was actually an Ilonggo and his descendants were those Jaro Liko jeepney drivers who continue plying their routes regardless of the floods.

So the next time the heavens start pouring buckets of water over “I Am Iloilo City” prepare your Ark or yacht. Better still, take the next flight out somewhere cool and dry, like Kathmandu. (brotherlouie16@gmail.com/PN)
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