7 road sections in Navotas, Malabon impassable due to floods

Seven road sections in Navotas and Malabon are currently impassable to all types of vehicles due to floods caused by continuous downpours over the past days, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday afternoon.

The affected road sections are:

1. Cadorniga Street to C-4 Road, Navotas City — (30cm deep)
2. M. Naval Street, Varadero Street to City Hall, Navotas City — (50cm deep)
3. P. Aquino Street, Gen Luna Streef Intersection to Malabon Bridge — (40cm deep)
4. Gen Luna Street, in front master garden to Iglesia — (40cm deep)
5. Leonio Street, P. Aquino Street to Adente Street — (40cm deep)
6. Sevilla Street, Sacristia Street to Estrella Street — (40cm deep)
7. C. Arellano Street (Camus Street to Sacristia Street — (40cm deep)

Meanwhile, the following road sections in Metro Manila are flooded but still passable to all types of vehicles:

1. Rd 10: Navotas - Manila Boundary (10 cm deep)
2. M.H. Del Pillar Street: Yanga St - San Vicente Village (15 cm deep)
3. M.H. Del Pillar Street: Buenaventura St. - Arkong Bato (10 cm deep)
4. JCT Women’s Club: Flores St. Noval St. (20 cm deep)
5. Mac Arthur Highway: C. Santiago St - G. Lazaro St (10 cm deep)
6. Mac Arthur Highway: G. Lazaro St - Gov. T. Santiago St (8 cm deep)
7. G. Lazaro St Barangay Dalandanan cor. Mac Arthur Highway (5 cm deep)
8. Gov. T. Santiago St Barangay Viente Reales cor Mac Arthur Highway (8 cm deep)

At 3 p.m., Typhoon Emong was located in coastal waters of Dasol, Pangasinan. 

According to PAGASA's 4 p.m. daily weather forecast, Emong is expected to affect the weather conditions of Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes, Cagayan, the rest of Cagayan Valley, Zambales, Tarlac, and Nueva Ecija. 

Meanwhile, the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat is expected to bring rains throughout the rest of the country. — VDV, GMA Integrated News