Red rainfall warning still up over Metro Manila, other areas amid habagat

MANILA, Philippines — A red rainfall warning remained in effect over Metro Manila and several areas in Luzon as the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat continued to bring heavy rains on Saturday, August 8.

In its heavy rainfall warning at 5 p.m., state weather bureau PAGASA said serious flooding is expected in flood-prone areas under the red warning level.

The following areas are under the red warning level:

• Bataan
• Metro Manila
• Zambales
• Batangas: Lobo, Rosario, San Juan, Taysan, Batangas City, Ibaan, San Pascual, Bauan, Mabini, Tingloy, San Luis, Taal, Lemery, Calaca, Balayan, Tuy, Lian, Calatagan, Santa Teresita, Alitagtag, Nasugbu, Laurel, Agoncillo and San Nicolas
• Cavite: Maragondon, Ternate, Magallanes, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Alfonso, Bacoor, Imus, Kawit, Cavite City, Noveleta, Rosario, Naic, Trece Martires, General Trias and Tanza
• Pampanga: Porac, Floridablanca, Lubao, Guagua, Macabebe, Sasmuan, Masantol, Santa Rita and Minalin
• Bulacan: Hagonoy, Paombong, Malolos, Calumpit, Bulakan, Meycauayan, Obando and Marilao

PAGASA said flooding is still threatening in areas under the orange warning level. These are:

• Pampanga: Magalang, Angeles, Mabalacat, Apalit, Arayat, Bacolor, Candaba, San Fernando, Mexico, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana and Santo Tomas
• Bulacan: Angat, Balagtas, Baliuag, Bocaue, Bustos, San Jose del Monte, Guiguinto, Norzagaray, Pandi, Plaridel, Pulilan, San Rafael and Santa Maria
• Rizal: Antipolo, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Cardona, Morong, Taytay and Teresa
• Cavite: Amadeo, Indang, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Carmona, Dasmarinas and General Mariano Alvarez
• Batangas: Balete, Tanauan, Cuenca, Lipa, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, San Jose, Santo Tomas and Talisay
• Laguna: Cabuyao, San Pedro, Santa Rosa, Biñan and Calamba
• Tarlac: Mayantoc, San Clemente, Camiling, Capas, San Jose, Bamban and Santa Ignacia

A yellow warning level, meanwhile, was raised over parts of Laguna, Quezon, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan and Rizal, with flooding possible in flood-prone areas.

The areas under the yellow warning are:

• Laguna: Liliw, Luisiana, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Pagsanjan, Pila, Rizal, Santa Cruz, Victoria, Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Lumban, Mabitac, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, Santa Maria, Siniloan, San Pablo, Calauan, Bay, Alaminos and Los Baños
• Quezon: Mulanay, Buenavista, Catanauan, San Narciso, San Francisco, San Andres, Macalelon, General Luna, Guinayangan, Lopez, Calauag, Tagkawayan, Quezon, Alabat, Perez, Lucban, Tayabas, Pagbilao, Lucena, Padre Burgos, Atimonan, Plaridel, Gumaca, Pitogo, Unisan, Agdangan, General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Mauban, Sampaloc, Sariaya, Candelaria, Dolores, Tiaong and San Antonio
• Tarlac: Tarlac City, La Paz, Concepcion, Paniqui, Gerona and Moncada
• Nueva Ecija: San Isidro, Cabiao, San Antonio and Gapan
• Bulacan: San Miguel, Doña Remedios Trinidad and San Ildefonso
• Rizal: Tanay, Pililla and Jala-Jala

Meanwhile, light to moderate rains with occasional heavy downpours were affecting parts of Quezon, Nueva Ecija and Tarlac and may persist within three hours.

Habagat continues to drench Luzon

The latest rainfall warning came as the enhanced southwest monsoon continued to bring heavy rains across Luzon.

The Office of Civil Defense earlier said six people have reportedly died from the combined effects of tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay and habagat. The reported deaths are still being validated.

Around 74,800 families or 261,000 people had been affected by the weather systems as of Saturday morning, while at least 63 areas were reported flooded, mostly in the Ilocos Region, Central Luzon and parts of Calabarzon.

Tropical Cyclone Maymay made landfall in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, before dawn on August 6 and later weakened into a low pressure area.

Despite Maymay's dissipation, PAGASA said the enhanced southwest monsoon would continue to bring rains to affected areas.