Situation at the Marikina River as of 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24. | via Ram Nabong, INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines — The cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela (Camanava) and Marikina were the areas in the capital region hardest hit by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon, or habagat, the Metro Manila Council (MMC) said on Thursday.
MMC Chairman and San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora shared the information during a situation briefing at the Palace after he was asked by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. what his assessment is of the National Capital Region.
“The Camanava area was really hit the hardest, Mr. President. Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela, and of course Marikina,” Zamora said.
Marcos then recalled that Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco informed him about the flooding situation in Navotas early Thursday morning.
According to the chief executive, he wanted to have “a very good understanding of what the situation is on the ground.”
“When it comes to this, whatever assets you have, whatever resources you have, they are always not enough,” Marcos said.
“And that’s why it has to be focused. We cannot just say, ‘Yes, there are many people in need of help there, let’s bring it there.’ We have to be very focused on the use of what we have,” he added.
The latest Office of Civil Defense data showed that at least 189,014 families, or 910,536 persons, were affected by the combined effects of Carina and the southwest monsoon.