Several roads in Metro Manila on Saturday were flooded because of a thunderstorm.
The thunderstorm, which also affected nearby provinces such as Bulacan, Pampanga, and Cavite, began in the afternoon, according to weather bureau PAGASA.
As of 7:40 p.m., the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said that these roads are flooded:
Quezon City
·EDSA NB, after Quezon Ave. flyover (half-gutter deep, passable)
·Quezon Ave. Biak na Bato EB and WB (waist deep, not passable to light vehicles)
·EDSA NB, Balintawak (gutter deep, passable)
·Sto. Domingo Ave. Atok St. both directions (waist deep, not passable)
Manila City
·España Lacson to Vicente Cruz EB/WB (knee deep, not passable to light vehicles)
·España Blvd corner Antipolo Street (26 inches, tire deep, not passable)
Malabon City
·M.H. del Pilar, Brgy. Tinajeros (gutter deep, passable)
·Gov. Pascual Avenue, Brgy Acacia; (gutter deep, passable)
Valenzuela City
·McArthur Highway near Fatima University (ankle deep, passable)
Meanwhile, the Intertropical Convergence Zone, Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), and easterlies will affect the country in the next 24 hours, PAGASA said.
Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms are forecast for Zamboanga Peninsula, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, and Negros Island Region due to the ITCZ.
Palawan and Western Mindanao will see cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms because of the Southwest Monsoon.
The same weather conditions will occur in Eastern Visayas, the Bicol Region, and Quezon due to the easterlies.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms. — Jiselle Anne Casucian/VBL, GMA Integrated News
