Situation Report No. 1
Metro Manila, Philippines
August 12, 2018

Heavy rains brought about by the southwest monsoon or #habagat persists over Metro Manila and parts of Luzon since Saturday, August 11, 2018.

Weather bureau #Philippine Atmospheric, #Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has issued Orange Rainfall Alert as early as 12:20 noon of August 11, and issued Red Rainfall Alert by 2:00 pm on the same day.  Slight to moderate rains, and occasional heavy rains due to the habagat will continue to be felt until Wednesday in Metro Manila, and other parts of Luzon, PAGASA warned as tropical storm Karding continues to enhance the southwest monsoon even though the storm is already out of the Philippine area of responsibility.  As of 8:00 am today, PAGASA does not expect the rains on Sunday to be as intense as the downpours over Metro Manila on Saturday. 

Marikina City

Over five thousand Marikina residents, especially from low-lying barangays of Malanday, Tanong, Concepcion and Nangka evacuated due to the high water level (third stage) reached by the Marikina river.  The river has reached as high as 20.4 meters at 10:30 pm, Saturday.  Marikina City follows a 3-stage alarm level system for the Marikina River:

• 1st alarm (prepare) – water 15 meters above sea level
• 2nd alarm (evacuate) – water 16 meters above sea level
• 3rd alarm (forced evacuation) – water 18 meters above sea level

Disaster Preparedness Committee (DPC) members from the communities in Barangay Nangka and Malanday have reported neck-deep flooding in their areas yesterday evening.

As of today, Sunday 10:00 am, the river’s water level is 16.8 meters.  However, many a number of areas in Marikina remains impassable due to floods such as Provident Village, the Marikina Bridge underloop and Marcos Bridge underloop according to the Marikina Public Information Office (PIO).  The Office of the Mayor has already issued suspension of classes for Monday, August 13.

Affected residents are currently staying in seven evacuation centers in Marikina City:  Bulelak Gym, Tanong High School, Marikina Elementary School, Malanday Elementary School, Concepcion Integrated School, H. Bautista Elementary School and Nangka Elementary  School.

Barangays Nangka and Malanday are the most at-risk and the most populated barangays in Marikina City.  Both are largely urban poor communities and located near Marikina River that overflows during storms and even just when there is continuous and heavy rainfall.  Urban poor dwellers in the river banks are always affected.

As per report of DPCs in Marikina, in Malanday Elementary School alone, a total of 1,080 families or 4,892 individuals have evacuated since 5:00 pm Saturday.  In Nangka Elementary School, the total number of families who evacuated is 65, with 208 individuals.

Quezon City

DPCs from various areas in Quezon City have reported flooding in the urban poor communities of Manresa, Sta. Lucia, Tatalon, Sta.Cruz, Del Monte, Damayan, Masambong and San Antonio.

The following are the affected residents of QC from the DNCA conducted by the DPCs as of 11:00 pm Saturday, August 11, 2018:

District 1

Barangay	Evacuation Area	Families	Individuals
Del Monte	Barangay Multi Purpose Hall	86
Sta. Cruz	Barangay Multi Purpose and Day Care		428
Damayan	Barangay Hall	60	420
Masambong	Barangay Covered Court	15

Gutter to knee-deep floods caused heavy traffic and made unpassable the N. Domingo Gilmore, Q. Avenue Biak na Bato and SM Centerpoint Westbound.

Prepared by:
Community Response for Enlightenment, Service and Transformation (CREST)