Parts of Metro Manila flooded due to heavy rains from storm, monsoon

TROPICAL STORM Nika, with international name Nangka, was already out of the Philippine area as of Monday afternoon but it still brought heavy rains, combined with the southwest monsoon, to parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila. Parts of the nation’s capital were flooded, with some roads rendered impassable to all types of vehicles, according to the Metro Manila Development Authority. Weather bureau PAGASA said other affected parts of the country were the regions of Ilocos, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon), and the provinces of Camariñes, Mindoro, and Palawan, including Kalayaan, Calamian, and Cuyo Islands.

ANOTHER LPA

Meanwhile, a low pressure area (LPA) east of Mindanao is “likely to develop into a tropical depression within 48 hours,” according to PAGASA’s Monday afternoon advisory. As of 4 p.m., it was about 540 kilometers east of Surigao City in Surigao del Sur and moving northwest towards Eastern Visayas and the Bicol region. It will be named Ofel once it develops into a tropical depression.