Red rainfall warning over Caloocan, Bulacan and Rizal

A red rainfall warning was issued over parts of Bulacan and Rizal, as well as in Caloocan on Monday afternoon due to the enhanced Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, the state weather bureau PAGASA said.

According the heavy rainfall advisory issued at 5 p.m., serious flooding is possible over the following areas:

• Bulacan (Dona Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, San Jose del Monte)
• Caloocan
• Rizal (Rodriguez)

The red warning or red rainfall advisory is issued by the PAGASA when rains reach an alarming level and the need for evacuation is high especially in low-lying areas.

On the other hand, orange warning, which meant threatening floods, is hoisted over the following:

• Bataan
• Zambales (Olongapo, Subic, Botolan, San Marcelino, Cabangan, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Felipe, San Narciso)
• Pampanga (Porac, Lubao, Floridablanca, Sasmuan, Apalit, Bacolor, Candaba, San Fernando, Macabebe, Masantol, Minalin, San Luis, San Simon, Santo Tomas, Guagua, Santa Rita)
• Bulacan (Angat, Balagtas, Baliuag, Bocaue, Bulakan, Bustos, Calumpit, Malolos, Meycauayan, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Marilao, Obando, Pandi, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria)
• Metro Manila (Quezon City, Valenzuela, Malabon, Navotas, Marikina, Manila, Pasay, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Makati)
• Rizal (San Mateo)

Further, yellow rainfall warning is issued in several areas. PAGASA warned of flooding in flood-prone areas in the following:

• Quezon (General Nakar)
• Metro Manila (Las Pinas, Muntinlupa, Paranaque, Taguig, Pasig, Pateros) Cavite (Ternate, Naic, Rosario, Noveleta, Cavite City, Bacoor, Kawit, Imus, Maragondon, Tanza, General Trias, Trece Martires, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes)
• Batangas (Nasugbu)
• Rizal (Angono, Cainta, Taytay, Teresa, Antipolo, Tanay)
• Zambales (Candelaria, Iba, Masinloc, Palauig, Santa Cruz)
• Tarlac (Concepcion, Bamban, Capas, Tarlac City, Gerona, Paniqui, Camiling, Mayantoc, Moncada, San Clemente, San Jose, Santa Ignacia)
• Pampanga (Arayat, Magalang, Mexico, Santa Ana, Angeles, Mabalacat)
• Nueva Ecija (San Antonio, Gapan, Cabiao, San Isidro, General Tinio)
• Meanwhile, light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are forecasted over Laguna and Cavite (Alfonso, Amadeo, Indang, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Carmona, Dasmarinas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez) within the next three hours, said PAGASA. \

Light to moderate with occasional heavy rains may also persist in the next three hours in:

• Nueva Ecija (Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Carranglan, Cuyapo, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Guimba, Jaen, Laur, Licab, Llanera, Lupao, Nampicuan, Palayan, Pantabangan, Penaranda, Quezon, Rizal, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo, Munoz, Talavera, Talugtug, Zaragoza)
• Tarlac (Anao, La Paz, Pura, Ramos, San Manuel, Victoria)
• Batangas (Lemery, Calaca, Balayan, Tuy, Lian, Calatagan)
• Quezon (Unisan, Agdangan, Padre Burgos, Atimonan, Gumaca, Plaridel, Quezon, Alabat, Lopez, Pitogo, Macalelon, Guinayangan, Buenavista, Calauag)
• Rizal (Baras, Binangonan, Cardona, Jala-Jala, Morong, Pililla)

—Vince Angelo Ferreras/RF, GMA News