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MANILA, Philippines – Nonstop rain overnight again flooded the streets of Metro Manila and neighboring provinces on Monday, September 23.
Footage on local television showed flooded areas across different parts of the metropolis, as rains caused by an enhanced southwest monsoon continued for hours.
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Flooding incidents have been reported on the streets of Quezon City, Caloocan, Makati, Manila, and Parañaque.
The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said most reported flooding is gutter deep, but knee- to waist-deep flooding has been reported in some areas, particularly in Manila and Parañaque.
Major thoroughfares EDSA and C5, meanwhile, are still flood-free as of 7:20 am, the MMDA reported. Number coding has been lifted, the MMDA added.
State weather bureau PAGASA has raised its rainfall warning for Metro Manila and neighboring provinces to Orange on Monday morning.
The bureau says heavy to at times intense rainfall is affecting Metro Manila, Zambales, and Bataan and most likely to continue for the next 3 hours.
Also, moderate to heavy rains affecting Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga and portions of Laguna, Quezon, Cavite, and Occidental Mindoro which may persist within 3 hours.
Only last September 10, heavy rain and thunderstorms made many streets in Metro Manila impassable. – Rappler.com
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