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The [[Marikina River]] surpassed the water levels reached by [[Typhoon Ketsana]] in 2009, which brought massive rainfall and caused severe flooding. By 11:00 PHT on November 12, the river's water level had risen to {{convert|22|m|ft}}, submerging most parts of the city in flood waters, according to the [[Marikina]] Public Information Office.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 12, 2020|title=Marikina River reaches 'Ondoy'-like water level|url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/12/marikina-river-reaches-ondoy-like-water-level/|access-date=November 12, 2020|website=Manila Bulletin|language=en-US}}</ref> Marikina City Mayor [[Marcy Teodoro|Marcelino Teodoro]] declared the city under a state of calamity due the massive floods brought by the typhoon.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2020|title=Marikina under state of calamity "Mayor"|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1360128/marikina-city-under-state-of-calamity-due-to-typhoon-ulysses|access-date=November 13, 2020|website=INQUIRER.net.|language=en-US}}</ref> Government scientists and advocacy sector conservationists warned that the flooding on the Marikina River was a consequence of the severe deforestation of the [[Upper Marikina Watershed]] in Rizal province, where illegal logging, illegal quarrying, and landgrabbing continued to be a problem.<ref name="SheilaSchneiderMarikinaWatershed">{{Cite news |last=Enano |first=Jhesset O. |date=2020-11-13 |title=Typhoon Ulysses: Less rain than Ondoy |language=en |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1360035/less-rain-than-ondoy |access-date=2020-11-14}}</ref><ref name="WatershedCancer">{{Cite news |last=Manahan |first=Job |date=2020-11-13 |title=Environmentalist: Diminished Marikina Watershed’s condition similar to ‘Stage 4 cancer’ |language=en |work=ABS CBN News and Public Affairs |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/11/14/20/environmentalist-diminished-marikina-watersheds-condition-similar-to-stage-4-cancer |access-date=2020-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Limos |first=Mario Alvaro |title=Gina Lopez Warned About Denuded Watersheds. Now, We're Paying the Price |work=Esquire Philippines |url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/gina-lopez-warning-about-watersheds-a00293-20201113 |access-date=2020-11-14}}</ref>