Many parts of Metro remain flooded

SLEX flood. Contributed photo by Mannix Pabalan

MANILA, Philippines—Many parts of Metro Manila remained submerged in floodwaters that reached up to neck deep as torrential rains brought by tropical storm “Maring” (international codename: Trami) continued to whip the National Capital Region Tuesday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said.

In a Twitter advisory, MMDA said that as of 3:10 p.m., areas with chest-deep floodwaters are the following:

-Andrew Domestic

-NAIA/Rivera Street

-Domestic Cebu Pacific

With waist-deep floods:

-Araneta-Maria Clara, Calamba and Amoranto

-Manila City Hall

– Quirino Extension UN

– Sucat

-Osmeña Buendia

With knee-deep floods:

-E Rod Araneta

-Osmeña Quirino A. Linao

-Quirino L Guinto

-Dela Fuente Maceda

-RMB Pureza-above

-Pedro Gil Street

-SSHW Magallanes

-Baclaran Redemptorist

-Pascor Drive

-Roxas Airport

-MIA Domestic

-Nichols Sales to Pasong Tamo

With tire-high and gutter

-SM Center Point (westbound)

-Jockper (westbound)

-Rizal Avenue (T. Mapua)

-Quirino Plaza Dilao

-Roxas Aristocrat

Roads that were rendered impassable to specific types of vehicles:

-Romualdez Taft- not passable to light vehicles

-Bonifacio Drive Roxas Katigbak-not passable to light vehicles

-F Manalo Blumentritt-not passable to any type of vehicle

-España Lacson- not passable to any type of vehicle

-España San Diego- not passable to any type of vehicle

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