At A Glance
- Flooding in several Bacoor barangays disrupted traffic and forced dozens of families to evacuate as heavy rains persisted Tuesday morning.
CAVITE – Parts of Bacoor City were flooded following heavy rains on Tuesday, July 22.
Flood in Aguinaldo Highway near SM Bacoor as of 10:00 a.m. on July 22 (Screenshot from the City Government of Bacoor's Facebook Live stream/MANILA BULLETIN)
Evangelista Street in Barangays Maliksi and Talaba was submerged in knee-deep water, rendering it not passable to light vehicles as of 10:00 a.m.
In Barangay Niog, flooding reached waist-deep levels, prompting authorities to temporarily close the area to all types of vehicles.
Flood in Barangay Niog as of 9:56 a.m. on July 22 (Screenshot from the City Government of Bacoor's Facebook video/MANILA BULLETIN)
Knee-deep floods were also experienced in front of SM Bacoor, heading toward the Tirona Highway, as well as along Aguinaldo Highway en route to Dasmariñas City.
Flood in Aguinaldo Highway near SM Bacoor as of 10:00 a.m. on July 22 (Screenshot from the City Government of Bacoor's Facebook Live stream/MANILA BULLETIN)
A number of buses pushed through floodwaters to stay on route.
The Bacoor Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (BDRRMO) told the Manila Bulletin that as of 10:30 a.m., they have yet to collate the total number of evacuated individuals in the city, as rescue operations were still ongoing.
Flood in Aguinaldo Highway near SM Bacoor as of 10:00 a.m. on July 22 (Screenshot from the City Government of Bacoor's Facebook Live stream/MANILA BULLETIN)
But in Barangay Dulong Bayan alone, 182 individuals or 52 families sought temporary shelter at Dulong Bayan Elementary School.
Authorities, meanwhile, continue to monitor the water levels of Molino Dam and other waterways in the city amid continuous heavy rains.
Molino Dam water level monitoring as of 9:32 a.m. on July 22 (Photo from Barangay Molino 3's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN)