UST Hospital flood reaches the 2nd floor

MANILA, Philippines–Flood water inside the University of Santo Tomas Hospital has reached its second floor.

“Please pray for the patients and staff of the UST Hospital. The flood is now up to the second floor of the building,”  officials of the Student Organization Coordinating Council of UST said in a Twitter post Tuesday afternoon.

Meanwhile, the heavily flooded  Dapitan Street on España is no longer passable to all types of vehicles. Residents in the area have moved to the second floor of their houses or the roof, local barangay (village) officials in the area said.