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Monsoon rains to linger 3 more days

ARLIE O. CALALO, ZSASTEE VILLANUEVA AND CHRISTIAN CROW MAGHANOY

THE Philippine Atmospheric geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Saturday that rains are expected to continue for the next three days in parts of Luzon due to an enhanced habagat or southwest monsoon as typhoon Fabian exits the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR).

Weather specialist Joey Figuracion said Pagasa is monitoring another storm outside of the PAR named “Nepartak,” located some 2, 855 kilometers eastnortheast of extreme Northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph.

“Since Fabian is already outside of the PAR, it’s Nepartak that is slightly enhancing the habagat ,which would be bringing rains to most areas of the country for the next few days,” Figuracion said, noting Nepartak has a low probability of entering the PAR.

Monsoon rains will prevail over Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas,

Rizal and Quezon), Abra, Benguet, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, and Northern Palawan including Calamian Islands

Western Visayas and the rest of Luzon will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms while the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the habagat.

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said 3,077 families residing in flood-prone areas of Marikina City were evacuated after the Marikina River water level reached 16.2 meters prompting an alert level 2.

NDRRMC spokesman Mark Cashean Timbal said 29 families from Taytay, 45 families from San Mateo and 365 families from Rodriguez, Rizal were also evacuated due to floods.

As of 3 p.m. Saturday, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said most floods in Metro Manila have already subsided except in the Malate areaN

MMDA Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago said floods in Metro Manila recede faster now, noting floods brought by a 12-hour downpour took only about an hour to subside compared to the previous three to four hours.

MMDA Director Baltazar Melgar attributed the improvement to the operation of the 67 pumping stations in Metro Manila and the joint efforts of the MMDA, the Department of Public Works and Highways and local government units to clean up waterways.

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