Heavy rains from Habagat cause flooding, landslide in parts of Luzon, Mindanao

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) brought heavy rains in recent days, causing flooding and a landslide in parts of Luzon and Mindanao.

The National Highway in Davao City got flooded and was impassable for almost two hours, according to a report by Corinne Catibayan on GMA News' Unang Balita on Monday.

Residents living in areas prone to flash floods and landslides were advised to take the necessary precautions.

In Koronadal City in South Cotabato, shoppers and workers were stranded at a shopping mall due to the heavy rains which came with strong winds.

Other parts of the city were also flooded. Authorities also monitored the water level at a creek which threatened to overflow.

Meanwhile, in General Santos City, floodwaters reached knee-deep.

A delivery rider got stuck on a flooded road.

The drainage canal at the National Highway crossing Nakar was also flooded and damaged. It was located near a hospital.

Some houses also got flooded, which prompted families to evacuate.

Luzon

In Alilem, Ilocos Sur, a barangay kagawad drowned after he tried crossing a river using a raft.

His body was found in the municipality of Tagudim.

Authorities said he may have fallen into the river and the current swept him away.

In Santa, Ilocos Sur, a motorcycle rider was dead on arrival at a hospital after he got into an accident.

The rider slid while navigating a road as heavy rains fell, and he crashed onto a concrete barrier.

He had a helmet on but his head hit the concrete.

Meanwhile, a landslide occurred in Tadian, Mt. Province.

Personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways conducted clearing operations.

PAGASA said the Southwest Monsoon will continue to affect the country on Monday.

Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the monsoon.

The Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Caraga on the other hand will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the trough or extension of a low pressure area located east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country meanwhile will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon and localized thunderstorms. —KG, GMA News