Hundreds of families affected by flooding in Metro Manila —police

A total of 874 families remained in evacuation centers in Quezon City as of Sunday morning due to flooding caused by heavy rains brought on by the southwest monsoon.

Based on the report from the National Capital Region Police Office, the bulk of the 874 displaced families are residents of Barangay Silangan with a total of 758 family evacuees.

The rest of the evacuees, according to the Quezon City Police District, came from Barangay Sta. Cruz (18 families), Barangay Masambong (20 families), Barangay Roxas (20 families), Barangay Libis (35 families), and Barangay Bagumbayan (223 families).

Gumamela Street in Barangay Roxas remains flooded and was not passable to all types of vehicles as of 10 a.m., the Quezon City police reported.

Meanwhile, water level at the La Mesa Dam was at 80.06 meters, which was already near the spilling level of 80.15 meters.

The Eastern Police District, meanwhile, said 375 families have been evacuated as in Pasig City.

The Pasig City Police Station said 261 displaced families or 1,212 individuals are currently staying at the Ilaya Covered Court.

The Marikina City Police Station, on the other hand, reported zero evacuees and zero flooded areas despite the raised water level of the Marikina River, which was at 16.2 meters. Alert level 2 remains raised at the Marikina River.

Meanwhile, the Northern Police District (NPD) reported that 365 families were evacuated due to flooding in the cities of Caloocan and Valenzuela.

More than 200 families or 787 individuals were evacuated to the Marulas National High School in Caloocan City.

The Almar Camarin Road is still not passable to all types of vehicles, the NPD added. —Joseph Tristan Roxas/ALG, GMA News