Streets of Barangay Plainview in Mandaluyong City were flooded after the continuous rains over the weekend, forcing residents to wade through the waters filled with floating garbage and even dead rats.
The floods were caused by the continuous rains on Saturday, June 28, and continued to rise until the early hours of Sunday, June 29, forcing residents to wade through for them to get home. A child was seen trying to swim, while others hitched a ride with bigger vehicles such as trucks.
According to Barangay Plainview desk officer Carl John Lagumbay, the floods came as the canals were blocked, preventing the pumping stations from operating properly.
“Sa ibang drainage po, may mga basura lang po talaga na naba-block po ‘yung parang pinaka-way po ng tubig kaya medyo natatagalan po ng konti,” he said in a report by Bea Pinlac on GMA’s “24 Oras Weekend” on Sunday.
“‘Yung ibang buga po kasi ng tubig, imbis po na papasok sa drainage, palabas po ‘yung buga ng tubig,” he added.
(In some of the drainages, there really is trash blocking the way of the water so it takes time. Instead of flowing into the drainage, the water flowed away.)
The state weather bureau PAGASA said the southwest monsoon or Habagat is expected to continue to bring rains over most of the country on Sunday. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA Integrated News