Floods hit NCR areas amid heavy monsoon rains

Heavy rains caused by the southwest monsoon caused flooding in some areas in Metro Manila on Tuesday morning, July 17.

In a video taken by radio dzBB's Allan Gatus, gutter-deep flood is seen in some parts of Panay Avenue in Quezon City.

WATCH: Gutter-deep na pagbaha sa ilang bahagi ng Panay Avenue, Quezon City. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/5LQPqHOfgV

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) July 17, 2018

Meanwhile, the area in Pasong Tamo corner Kalayaan Avenue in Makati City is flooded as well.

WATCH: Pagbaha sa Pasong Tamo cor. Kalayaan Ave., Makati City dulot ng patuloy na pag-ulan. Nakataaas ang orange rainfall warning sa Metro Manila. | via @nimfaravelo pic.twitter.com/B4bip2wWC6

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) July 17, 2018

The area just outside the Quezon City Hall was flooded as well, as seen on GMA News' Tina Panganiban-Perez' tweet.

At the Elliptical Road, just outside the Quezon City hall. | via @tinapperez pic.twitter.com/vy0H2ky55o

— GMA News (@gmanews) July 17, 2018

In Maki Pulido's tweets, a portion of Araneta Avenue going to SM Sta. Mesa and along Araneta Avenue before Maria Clara Street were likewise flooded.

Portion of Araneta Ave towards direction of SM Sta Mesa as of 8:40 a.m | via @makipulido pic.twitter.com/Z6vRNZqFIa

— GMA News (@gmanews) July 17, 2018

Situation along Araneta Ave before Ma Clara St, Quezon City as of 8:30 a.m | via @makipulido pic.twitter.com/nGAXVq1YLG

— GMA News (@gmanews) July 17, 2018

Vehicles were seem traversing the floodwaters in España from Don Quixote Street to Lacson Avenue.

España from Don Quixote St. to Lacson Ave. as of 8:50 a.m | via @makipulido pic.twitter.com/8znlC1QShz

— GMA News (@gmanews) July 17, 2018

The same situation was being experienced at Batangas Street, Makati City going to Buendia.

Pagbaha sa Batangas St., Makati City going to Buendia, Pasay. Patuloy na nakararanas ng malakas na pag-ulan ang Metro Manila at mga karatig nitong probinsya. Maging @IMReadyPH tayo, mga Kapuso! | video coutesy: @aQu4rian pic.twitter.com/gX3QFR4SCr

— GMA News (@gmanews) July 17, 2018

As of Tuesday morning, Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1 was raised over Babuyan Island and parts of Ilocos Norte, while the rest of Luzon was experiencing heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Depression Henry. — Maia Tria/KBK, GMA News