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LIST: Flooded roads across Metro Manila amid intense rains

Published Aug 17, 2026 02:56 pm
The Manila city government monitors CCTV footage of flooded areas across the city amid heavy rains on Monday, Aug. 17. The Manila City DRRM Department continued monitoring flood-prone roads and coordinating response efforts as rainfall intensified. (Photo courtesy of Manila PIO)
The Manila city government monitors CCTV footage of flooded areas across the city amid heavy rains on Monday, Aug. 17. The Manila City DRRM Department continued monitoring flood-prone roads and coordinating response efforts as rainfall intensified. (Photo courtesy of Manila PIO)
Several roads in Metro Manila were flooded on Monday, Aug. 17, amid persistent heavy rains, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).
As of 2:39 p.m., the MMDA reported the following flooded areas:
MANILA
España Boulevard corner M. Dela Fuente Street — 24 inches, not passable to all vehicles
Rizal Avenue corner Pampanga Street — 19 inches, not passable to all vehicles
Abad Santos Avenue corner Yuseco Street — knee-deep, not passable to light vehicles
España Boulevard corner Antipolo Street — 17 inches, not passable to light vehicles
Dos Castillas Street corner Dapitan Street — knee-deep, not passable to light vehicles
Roxas Boulevard service road, Pedro Gil to Salas — 8 inches, passable
Roxas Boulevard in front of US Embassy — 4 inches, passable
Quirino Avenue corner Taft Avenue — 8 inches, passable
Quezon Boulevard westbound outer lane toward Quiapo Church — 8 inches, passable
QUEZON CITY
A. Bonifacio Cloverleaf — 26 inches, not passable
Araneta Avenue, Maria Clara to Florentino — 26 inches, not passable
NS Amoranto, G. Araneta Avenue to Sto. Domingo Avenue — 19 inches, not passable
Araneta Avenue corner E. Rodriguez — 19 inches, not passable to light vehicles
EDSA corner East Avenue — 19 inches, not passable
Quezon Avenue near Capitol Medical Center — 19 inches, not passable to light vehicles
EDSA White Plains northbound — not passable to light vehicles
Several portions of EDSA, Quezon Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue — gutter-deep, but passable
MALABON
Gov. Pascual Avenue — 18–19 inches, not passable to light vehicles
F. Sevilla Boulevard — half-knee-deep, not passable to light vehicles
Barangay San Agustin — half-knee-deep, not passable to light vehicles
C. Arellano Street, Ibaba — half-knee-deep, not passable to light vehicles
Portions of M.H. Del Pilar Street — gutter-deep, passable
CALOOCAN
C3 Road corner NLEX Connector — 19 inches, not passable to light vehicles
Rizal Avenue Extension, SM Grand Central to 12th Avenue — 8 inches, passable
MANDALUYONG
EDSA-Ortigas service road southbound — 8 inches, passable
MARIKINA
Marcos Highway, SM Marikina underloop — 8 inches, passable
MAKATI
EDSA-Magallanes service road — 8 inches, passable
TAGUIG
Chino Roces Avenue — 8 inches, passable
VALENZUELA
MacArthur Highway in front of Goodyear/Toyota — 3–4 inches, passable
Some flooded areas in Quezon City, including EDSA Aurora Tunnel and EDSA Aguinaldo Gate 3, had already subsided by the afternoon.

The MMDA said the monitoring was based on Metrobase CCTV, local government emergency operations centers, and field reports.

The list will be updated as new flooding reports come in. Please refresh this page for the latest updates. (With reports from the Metro Team)

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