Torrential rains flood parts of Metro Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Floods hit several parts of Metro Manila after a sudden downpour on Thursday afternoon.

Roger Nicodemus, communications officer of the Flood Control and Information Center of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), said the downpour that struck the metro at about 3 p.m. flooded the entire stretch of España Avenue by some 16 inches, making it impassable to small vehicles.

The MMDA announced through its Twitter account that the flood in the avenue was knee-deep as of 3:20 p.m.

Also flooded was the intersection of AH Lacson (formerly Gov. Forbes), M. dela Fuente St. (12 inches), and the intersection of Maceda and Antipolo streets (12 inches).

Dimasalang Street was also flooded by some 12 inches and the intersection of Antipolo and Blumentritt streets (16 inches).

Meanwhile in Quezon City, the intersection of West Riverside and Del Monte Avenue was flooded by some 12 inches.

The intersection of EDSA and Zamora was also flooded by some eight inches while the inner lane of North Avenue near the Veterans Medical Center was flooded up to eight inches.

The FCIC also noted flooding by some eight inches at the vicinity of the Manila Central University in Caloocan City.