Overnight rains due to habagat enhanced by Domeng flood parts of Metro Manila
Heavy monsoon rains enhanced by Severe Tropical Storm Domeng poured overnight over Metro Manila, flooding some areas.
At 12:45 a.m. Sunday, the northbound lane of Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard corner Pureza Street in Sta. Mesa, Manila was not passable to vehicles due to the flood.
LOOK: (As of 12:45AM), hindi pa passable sa mga motorista ang NB lane ng Ramon Magsaysay Blvd-Pureza St., Sta. Mesa, Maynila dahil sa baha. | via @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/bGmJqDemaJ
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 9, 2018
A sportscar also stalled after going through floodwaters.
LOOK: Isang sports car ang tumirik sa gitna ng baha sa kanto ng Ramon Magsaysay Blvd at Pureza St., Sta. Mesa, Maynila. | via @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/1Wbi6YkXTa
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 9, 2018
Many were stranded in the area.
LOOK: Daan-daang motorista ang stranded ngayon sa Ramon Magsaysay Flyover dahil sa malalim na baha sa Pureza St., Sta. Mesa, Maynila. | via @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/Pp1H3gUSUu
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 9, 2018
It was only at 4 a.m. when floodwaters subsided and the area became passable again.
UPDATE: (As of 4AM) Passable na sa mga motorista ang Ramon Magsaysay Blvd-Pureza St., Sta. Mesa, Manila. | via @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/yhBAGlVLvU
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 9, 2018
Meanwhile, on Lacson Avenue from Dapitan Street to Dimasalang Street in Manila, the flood was at gutter level as of 4 a.m.
LOOK: (As of 4AM), gutter deep pa rin ang baha sa Lacson Avenue mula Dapitan patungong Dimasalang St. sa Maynila. | via @luisitosantos03 pic.twitter.com/JpmDekUgo8
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 9, 2018
In Quezon City, residents woke up to fallen fences and concrete barriers, strewn garbage, and mud after almost 4-feet floodwaters submerged parts of Araneta Avenue near the corner of E. Rodriguez Avenue.
Mga nakatumbang concrete barrier, metal fence, basura, at putik ang iniwang bakas ng halos 4-talampakang baha sa bahagi ng Araneta ave., malapit sa E. Rodriguez, QC. | via @VargasMannysen pic.twitter.com/P2PJn997nK
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 9, 2018
On Saturday, a tree fell on a car parked at a hospital in Sampaloc, Manila amid heavy rainfall, reported YouScooper Robert Tamayo.
LOOK: Isang kotse, nabagsakan ng puno sa parking lot ng isang ospital sa Sampaloc, Manila, ulat ni YouScooper Robert Tamayo. #DomengPH pic.twitter.com/P0UniiHJGA
— YouScoop (@YouScoop) June 9, 2018
Domeng (international name Maliksi) strengthened yet again even as it accelerated northeastwards at 32 kilometers per hour, weather service PAGASA reported in a Sunday morning forecast.
Along with the southwest monsoon, Domeng would bring moderate to occasional heavy rain over Luzon, while the southwest monsoon and the monsoon's trough would bring cloudy conditions with light to moderate rain and isolated thunderstorms over the Visayas. —KG, GMA News