FOLLOWING a heavy downpour on Saturday, parts of Metro Manila experienced flash floods, as reported by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
The MMDA’s public information office provided the following information on flooded areas at the time of posting:
Ortigas flyover northbound on-ramp – Water level reached 6 inches.
Edsa Gate 3 Aguinaldo – Water level rose to 14 inches.
Santolan northbound Edsa flyover on-ramp – The flood was gutter-deep.
Araneta/E. Rodriguez – Water level recorded at 5 inches.
Edsa Balintawak northbound – Flood depth measured at 4 inches.
España – Antipolo – Water reached 6 inches (half gutter).
España-Dela Fuente – The flood measured 8 inches (gutter).
España – Antipolo – Submerged in 17 inches of water (knee-deep).
Edsa southbound Panay Ave towards Mo. Ignacia – Flood depth recorded at 8 inches (gutter).
Edsa northbound Centris – The flood depth was 8 inches (gutter).
España Vicente Cruz – Water reached 8 inches (gutter).
Edsa Centris northbound – Flood depth recorded at 10 inches (half knee).
España Dela Fuente – Submerged in 12 inches of water (half tire).
East Ave – National Kidney – The flood measured 13 inches (half tire).
Edsa northbound After Gate 3 Camp Aguinaldo – Knee-deep water at 19 inches.
Edsa northbound After Gate 3 Camp Aguinaldo – Water levels had subsided.
To manage the situation, the MMDA deployed traffic enforcers in the affected areas.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported the monitoring of two low-pressure areas (LPA) within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at that time. (Amado Inigo/mnm)
