The heavy downpour spawned by the southwest monsoon flooded several roads in Metro Manila Tuesday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said. Citing data and updates reaching its headquarters, the MMDA said the floodwaters were waist-deep in some areas and gutter-deep in others. As of noon Tuesday, the MMDA's Twitter feeds said the flooded roads included: Waist-deep:
Brgy. Salapan, San Juan City Balong Bato, San Juan City Knee/Above-knee: Maysilo to Francisco St., Mandaluyong Betty Go Belmonte cor. E. Rodriguez, Quezon City E. Rodriguez Araneta (not passable to light vehicles) Tire-deep: Marcos Highway near Barrio Fiesta España/Blumentritt to Lacson, Manila (not passable to light vehicles) Rizal Ave. cor. R. Papa, Manila Antipolo/Blumentritt (half-tire), Manila Quezon Blvd., Quiapo, Manila Scout Tobias Timog (not passable to light vehicles) Gutter-deep: EDSA Santolan Service Road EDSA P. Tuazon north and southbound (above gutter) EDSA P. Tuazon, both one lane passable Meanwhile, the MMDA maintained that the number coding is still being implemented Tuesday, meaning vehicles with plate numbers ending in 3 and 4 are not allowed in main roads from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. â RSJ, GMA News