Overnight rain flooded streets across the metropolis, crippling traffic and making many residents recall "Ondoy," whose epic rainfall in 2009 caused rampaging floodwaters, and left death and devastation. PAGASA foisted its red warning Monday night, indicating torrential rain and mandatory evacuation in flood-prone areas.
Police fanned out in riverside communities in Marikina and San Mateo compelling residents to flee. Evacuation centers were already filling up on Monday with people who had been victims of Ondoy, fearful that similar conditions were occurring.
Total rainfall since Monday, however, is still significantly less than the rain that fell during Ondoy's onslaught, according to PAGASA data.
In parts of Quezon City, Manila and Valenzuela, flood waters were wait-deep and impassable to vehicles. MMDA has been posting flood updates on its Twitter account.
Streams of comments flooded Twitter as the night dragged on and as disaster response agencies posted updates on the floods and heavy rain.
source: gmanetwork.com
