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Flood threat remains as orange rainfall warning up over NCR; four provinces still on red


Tropical Storm Mario may have weakened after making landfall, but it still carries with it the threat of flooding to Metro Manila and 11 provinces in Luzon.
 
State weather agency PAGASA said Metro Manila is one of five areas included in an orange rainfall warning as of 5 p.m.
 
Four areas were under PAGASA's red rainfall warning, which means the possibility of severe flooding. These include:
 
  • Bataan
  • Zambales
  • Tarlac
  • Nueva Ecija
 
Included in the five areas under orange rainfall warning, which means flooding is threatening, are:
 
  • Metro Manila
  • Bulacan
  • Pampanga
  • Rizal
  • Cavite
 
Meanwhile, three areas are included in the yellow rainfall warning, which means possible flooding in low-lying areas:
 
  • Laguna
  • Batangas
  • Quezon
 
— Joel Locsin/JST, GMA News
Tags: mario, pagasa