By NG Seruela
The Marikina River water level was raised to the first alarm on Tuesday night (July 27) due to the rains brought upon by the southwest monsoon.
According to the Marikina City Public Information Office’s (PIO) Facebook page, the river’s water level is at 15.4 meters as of July 28, 10:00 a.m. It was placed under the first alarm at 11:18 p.m. as it reached a water level of 15 meters.
The Marikina PIO said all eight gates in the Manggahan floodway were opened as the first alarm was declared.
As of this writing, no flooded areas are reported. – jlo
