Floods hit Metro Manila roads; 2 LPAs monitored

MANILA, Philippines — Parts of Metro Manila were submerged in floodwaters due to heavy rains yesterday, causing traffic jams in major roads.

A portion of EDSA northbound near Gate 3 of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City had up to 19 inches of floodwater since before noon, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

Private vehicles and buses using the EDSA Bus Carousel at the innermost lane of EDSA got stuck and did not attempt to pass through the deep flood, as shown in photos from the MMDA Metrobase.

The floodwaters even almost completely submerged the concrete barrier of the Bus Carousel, resulting in the line of stranded vehicles to reach as far as Guadalupe in Makati City.

A traffic enforcer was assigned to assist motorists who attempted to drive through the flood.

The flood at EDSA northbound near Camp Aguinaldo Gate 3 subsided at around 2:17 p.m., allowing some cars to pass through, the MMDA reported.

Also flooded were EDSA northbound near a mall in Quezon Avenue with 10 inches of flood and EDSA southbound at the intersection of Panay Avenue with eight inches of flood.

Parts of Manila also got flooded with gutter-deep water, reported the Manila city government.

Flooding was reported along Taft Avenue at the intersection of United Nations Avenue and Ayala Boulevard, the northbound lane of P. Burgos Avenue in front of the Bonifacio Shrine and the intersection of Moriones and Morga in Tondo.

The MMDA also monitored flooding in parts of España Boulevard, with six inches of flooding at the intersection of Antipolo Street and eight inches of flood near Dela Fuente Street.

Several areas in Malabon were also flooded, according to the Malabon city government.

The most affected area was Sitio 6 in Barangay