Two-year flood misery in Mandaluyong to end Sept. 30: DPWH

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Two-year flood misery in Mandaluyong to end Sept. 30: DPWH

ABS-CBN News

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Updated Jul 08, 2016 06:00 PM PHT

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MANILA - A flood control project in Mandaluyong City, which has ironically caused flooding in the Maysilo Circle area for over two years, will be finished by September 30, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said Friday.

The area was again submerged in up to waist-deep floods following overnight monsoon rains triggered by Typhoon "Butchoy."

Villar, who was inspecting the area, told ABS-CBN News he got an assurance from contractors that the project, which started in 2014, would be finished by the end of September.

"We don’t expect that this kind of [flooding] to continue after September 30," he said.

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The slightest rain would trigger floods in San Francisco Street and had been a source of misery for residents for over two years.

"What’s gonna happen now is the contractor committed that in the meantime, habang ginagawa po yung final phase, maglalagay po muna ng mga pumping para at least, mapabilis yung flow ng tubig," Villar said.

Villar said he would also check on reported flooding in Manila's Blumentritt district later Friday.

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