Heavy rains cause floods, snarl traffic in Metro Manila

Published July 25, 2010 3:23pm

Sunday noon's heavy downpour flooded some of Metro Manila's streets and snarled traffic flow, said the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. In a phone interview with GMANews.TV, Susette Castillo of the MMDA's traffic monitoring desk said the following areas are inaccessible as of 2 p.m. Sunday:

EDSA-Aurora tunnel in Quezon City

EDSA-Arayat and Farmer's Plaza areas in Quezon City

EDSA-Taft intersection in Manila

East Service Road in FTI area in Taguig City

Baclaran area in ParaÃ±aque City

EDSA-Connecticut area in San Juan City On Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said an intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) was affecting the country. - Sophia Dedace/KBK, GMANews.TV

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