Marikina River rises to 15-meter warning level due to ‘Lando’
Marikina River reached the 15-meter “warning” level on Sunday afternoon. JULLIANE LOVE DE JESUS/INQUIRER.net
Due to the heavy rains brought by Typhoon “Lando,” the water level of Marikina River has breached the 15-meter “warning” level on Sunday afternoon.
As of 2:10 p.m., the river’s water level reached 15.1 meters above sea level, prompting authorities to open six out of eight floodgates.
Alert Level 2 calls for “preparedness” once the water level reaches 16 meters.
Residents near the river must start evacuating once the water level reaches 17 meters above sea level.
Forced evacuation will be implemented once the water level reaches 18 meters or the “Critical Level.”
Lando, although it has slightly weakened, will continue to bring rains in several provinces in Luzon, including Metro Manila.
It is expected to leave the Philippine landmass on Wednesday morning.
Public storm warning signal in Aurora was lowered to signal no. 3, as well as in Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, La Union and Pangasinan.
Signal no. 2 is still up in Metro Manila, Cagayan including Calayan and Babuyan group of Islands, Isabela, Abra, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, and Northern Quezon including Polillo Islands.
Meanwhile, signal no. 1 is raised over Batanes, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas and rest of Quezon.
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