Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 24) — The southwest monsoon will continue to drench Luzon this weekend, according to the state weather bureau.
LOOK: Some residents including children take shelter in a covered court at Brgy. Aranzazu, Rodrguez, Rizal.
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Floods forced around 14,000 people to evacuate their homes, according to the latest report of the disaster management agency.
LOOK: Heavy rain caused knee-deep flood at Alabang-Zapote Junction.
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LOOK: 40 individuals were evacuated to Roxas Covered Court in Quezon City after water rose from San Juan River and a nearby creek due to continuous rains since Friday evening | @CarolynBonquin pic.twitter.com/XZFFeoefJ2
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development has standby funds amounting to ₱849.5 million to assist those affected by the current weather situation, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in a statement Saturday.
“These are readily available to augment the resources of the local government units,” he added.
Typhoon Fabian (international name: In-Fa) exited the country’s monitoring area on Friday night, but it continues to enhance the southwest monsoon, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration forecaster Ariel Rojas said in a briefing.
The enhanced monsoon will bring scattered to widespread, moderate to at times heavy rains in Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Abra, Benguet, Occidental Mindoro, and Oriental Mindoro, PAGASA said in its latest update. The weather bureau warned of possible flash floods or landslides in these areas.
The rest of the country should expect cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms, the agency said.
There has been no let-up in monsoon rains in Metro Manila and other parts of the country since early this week, causing flooding in many areas.
