Flood hits Metro Manila roads on Wednesday

MANILA, Philippines — Gutter to chest-high floods affected many roads in Metro Manila on Wednesday due to heavy rains, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). 

The following roads were submerged in an 8- to 19-inch deep flood, based on advisories from the MMDA and police:

City of Manila

• Bonifacio Drive 25th Street, northbound and southbound (SB): gutter high (8 inches)

• Dimasalang cor. Becerra St. Sta. Cruz: gutter high (8 Inches)

• España-Lacson Ave. Intersection: gutter high (8 inches )

• Roxas Ave. – Kalaw: gutter high (8 inches)

• Vito Cruz to Taft Ave.: knee high (19 inches)

• España-R. Magsaysay: Below gutter (7 inches)

• España-Antipolo st: Half tire (24 inches)

• España-P.Margal/Blumentritt: Half knee (9-10 inches )

• España-M. Dela Fuente: Half tire (13-14 inches )

• N. Zamora cor Herbosa St.

• J. Nolasco St corner Morga

• Rizal Ave Bambang to Recto

• Fugoso St. Cor Q.Blvd

• España to Lacson

• Dapitan to Lacson

• Along Espana from Vicente Cruz to M. Dela Fuente

• RM Blvd. Cor Pureza

• Maceda Retiro

•  Southbound of Roxas Blvd (in front of Rizal monument) to Kalaw Ave.: Gutter deep

• Kalaw Ave. cor Taft (east and westbound)

•  Mabini (from Faura) to UN Ave: (Gutter deep)

• UN Ave. cor M. Orosa: (Gutter deep)

• M. Orosa to Kalaw Ave.: (Gutter deep)

• UN Ave cor Taft Ave.

• Along Taft Ave. (from Ayala to P. Gil, North and Southbound)

•  Gen Luna cor UN Ave.

• Paz cor P. Gil

• Faura cor Agoncillo to Taft Ave.

• PGIL – Osmena

• Vito Cruz cor Osmeña

• Osmeña, Quirino Ave

• A. Francisco

• Abad Santos cor Tecson Vargas

• Abad Santos Tayuman

• RM Blvd

• Mabini St Fronting Malate Police Station PS-9

• Quirino Ave

• P Ocampo St

• Taft / Quirino Ave

• Taft / P Ocampo

• L Guinto

• Arellano Ave

• Roxas Blvd Service Road

• P. Quirino Ave. Southbound

• CM Recto Ave. corner Rizal Ave.

• CM Recto Ave. corner F. Torres St.

• Masangkay St. corner Salazar St.

• Mel Lopez Blvd. corner Delpan St. (Knee level)

• Delpan Station

• Isla Bungad flooded

• Isla Bungad to Purok 1

• Yamamura R10 south bound

• Mel Lopez Blvd Southbound going MICT road

• Port Area AOR Brgy. 650, Port Area Manila

• Carlos Palanca Corner Quezon Blvd

• Loyola Moret

• Mendiola – Bustillos

Quezon City

• G. Araneta  – Ma. Clara SB: gutter high (8 inches)
• E. Rodriguez –  Araneta Avenue: gutter high (8 inches )
• Balintawak NB: gutter high (8 inches )

• Camp Aguinaldo Gate 2 and Gate 3: Subsided

• Edsa NB, Dario: Above knee high

• Elliptical Visayas Ave., along Department of Agrarian Reform: Knee-high

• C5, Katipunan along Ateneo gate 3 NB: Above knee high

• Edsa SB, Panay Ave.: Above gutter high

• Edsa NB, Kamuning Intersection: gutter high

Pasay City

• Andrews Avenue –  Tramo: gutter high (8 inches )
• Roxas Blvd. – Edsa NB Service Rd.: gutter high (8 inches)
• Airport Road – Domestic Road.: Half tire ( 13 inches )

• Edsa Taft NB/SB: Knee deep (19 inches)

• Edsa Roxas Blvd. Heritage: Gutter deep (8  inches )

 Mandaluyong City

• Edsa Shaw Blvd. : Gutter deep

• Edsa SB, Ortigas flyover split: Gutter deep

• Barangay Plainview:

– Maysilo Circle (BDO/BFP) (Knee level)

– Maysilo Circle (Knee level)

– San Pablo St. (Knee level)

– San Joaquin St. (Knee level)

– Sto. Rosario St. (Knee level)

– South Sikap cor tanglaw (Ankle level)

– Fabella (Ankle level)

– Boni Sikap (Ankle level)

– North Sikap (Ankle level)

– Malaya (Ankle level)

–  Bumatay (Ankle level)

– San Rafael (Knee level)

– Plainview School (Waist level)

• Barangay Hulo

– Private Road  (Knee level)

– Pantaleon  (Knee level)

– Neptali tyaga (Knee level)

• Barangay Hagdan Bato Libis

– M. Yulo St. (Chest level)

– Guerrero (Ankle level)

– L.Cruz (Ankle level)

– Araullo (Ankle level)

• Barangay Mabini J. Rizal

– Nanirahan St. (Knee level)

– Villiarica (Knee level)

• Barangay New Zaniga

– F. Ortigas St. (Waist level)

– I. Lopez St. (PVL) (Knee level)

– Ballesteros St. (Waist level)

– P. Cruz St. – Code B (Knee level)

– Canteras (Knee level)

• Barangay Barangka Drive

– Bonifacio javier (Knee level)

• Barangay Bagong Silang:

– JRU (Ankle level)

– Shaw LTO (Knee level)

– Pinagtipunan (Knee level)

– Max Shaw blvd. (Knee level)

• Barangay San Jose

– P. Cruz 7/11 (Ankle level)

– P. Cruz I Lopez  (Ankle level)

• Barangay Addition Hills

– 9 De Pebrero  (Waist Level)

– Maytunas Creek Blk 27C/ 29 (Waist Level)

• Barangay Old Zaniga

– Parada  (Knee level)

– Hernandez (Knee level)

– Aglipay (Knee level)

– Vicencio (Waist level)

– Mag toto (Knee level)

– Gabriel (Knee level)

– Dela Cruz  (Knee level)

– Lerma (Knee level)

– De vinicia lLeyva (Knee level)

• Barangay Pag-asa: General Kalengtong – Ankle level

Pasig City

• Barangay San Nicolas: Caruncho Ave in front of City hall – Gutter deep

• Barangay San Miguel:

– Eusebio Ave Brgy. San Miguel – Below knee level

– Mercedez Ave going to M. Eusebio – Below knee level

• Barangay San Joaquin: Elisco Rd. Brgy San Joaquin – Gutter Deep

• Barangay Kalawaan: Axis Road Brgy Kalawaan – Gutter Deep

• Barangay Pinagbuhatan:

– Urbano Velasco Ave.- knee level

– Sandoval Ave in front of Arezzo- Gutter Deep

• Barangay Malinao:

– G. Raymundo going to F. Manalo- below knee level

– 9Caruncho Ave Infron of EPD Headquarters – Gutter deep

Marikina City

• Mt. Everest St., Brgy Sta Elena Marikina City (not specified but flooded)

San Juan City

• Barangay Kabayanan: A Rita St corner RJ Fernandez St (Knee level)

• Barangay San Perfecto: along San Perfecto St. (Knee level)

• Barangay Batis: San Luis St, J. Wright St. (Knee level)

• Valenzuela St corner A Rita (Knee level)

• F Manalo St. (Knee level)

• Barangay Addition Hills:

– Argon st corner Hoover St. (Knee level)

– Along Mabini St. (Knee level)

• Barangay Salapan: along 29 De Agosto St. (Knee level)

• Barangay Littel Baguio: along Barasoian St. (Knee level)

Makati City

• Pasong Tamo Tunnel cor Edsa Brgy Magallanes Makati City

• Buendia Osmena

• South Super Highway going to Villamor Pasay

• Along Pasong Tamo Cor Onnix Brgy. La Paz

• Evangelista

• Orense – Guadalupe NB: knee high (19 inches)

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s 11:00 a.m. bulletin, Typhoon Carina was last spotted some 345 kilometers north – northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, moving north – northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (kph), with maximum sustained winds of 165 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 205 kph. 

It also enhanced the southwest monsoon or “habagat”, and is expected to bring moderate to intense rainfall in the western part of Luzon from Wednesday to Friday. 

View comments

TAGS: flash flood, Metro Manila