22 areas in Bulacan province flooded; thousands flee

Lyza Aquino, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Locals take alternative modes of transportation as they navigate flooded roads in Hagonoy, Bulacan on Monday. Twenty-two out of 24 towns and cities in Bulacan are currently flooded due to the incessant rains brought by Typhoon Egay and the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Falcon. Rainiel Angelyn Figueroa, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/07/31/20230731-habagat-flooding-hagonoy-raf17-s.jpg"/><figcaption>Locals take alternative modes of transportation as they navigate flooded roads in Hagonoy, Bulacan on Monday. Twenty-two out of 24 towns and cities in Bulacan are currently flooded due to the incessant rains brought by Typhoon Egay and the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Falcon. <em>Rainiel Angelyn Figueroa, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) — A total of 22 municipalities and cities in Bulacan province are now flooded Monday due to heavy rains brought by Typhoon Egay and the southwest monsoon strengthened by Typhoon Falcon. </p><p>Bulacan Vice Governor Alex Castro said the following areas are flooded as of Monday morning:</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li>Angat</li>	<li>Norzagaray</li>	<li>San Ildefonso</li>	<li>San Rafael</li>	<li>Meycauayan</li>	<li>Marilao</li>	<li>Sta Maria</li>	<li>Balagtas</li>	<li>Bustos</li>	<li>Plaridel</li>	<li>Baliuag</li>	<li>Bocaue</li>	<li>Guiguinto</li>	<li>Pandi</li>	<li>Hagonoy</li>	<li>Paombong</li>	<li>Pulilan</li>	<li>Malolos</li>	<li>Calumpit</li>	<li>Bulacan, Bulacan</li>	<li>San Jose Del Monte</li>	<li>Obando</li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/30/23/excess-water-from-dams-high-tide-trigger-flooding-in-malolos">Excess water from dams, high tide trigger flooding in Malolos</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Medyo [nakapagtataka] lang po dahil may mga bayan na hindi usually binabaha, or dating binabaha pero hindi naman ganito kataas,&quot; Castro told ANC.</p><p>(It&#x27;s puzzling how some of the areas that were not usually flooded got inundated, while some of them have previously been flooded but not as deep as now.)</p><p>Among the unusually flooded areas, he said, are Guiguinto, Balagtas, Bocaue, and Plaridel.</p><p>&quot;Dati gilid lang ng ilog ang binabaha, pero ngayon may residential areas na rin,&quot; he said.</p><p>(Before, only the riverbanks got flooded. But now, residential areas got hit by floods, too.)</p><p>The vice governor added that a total of 21,585 or 5.601 families are now staying in evacuation centers.</p><p>Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando also reported that his province has suffered agricultural damage worth P93 million.</p><p>&quot;Kailangang kailangan po ng aming magsasaka iyong tulong pagkabuhayan,&quot; he told a special panel of the House of Representatives on Monday.</p><p>(Our farmers are in dire need of help to restart their livelihood.)</p><p>Fernando earlier announced a work and class suspension in the entire province for Monday, July 31.</p><div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="590" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvgalexcastro%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0pGUgJgXEDVFiKdXCSxuaR4B7BMjB2SZpuHUZaxNv5GbZRmNWycAcsVXJHvcnPAS8l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe></div><p>The water level in Angat Dam, Metro Manila&#x27;s primary water supplier, rose to 195.05 meters as of Monday, or 15 meters over the minimum operating level of 180 meters, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.</p><div><strong>—with a report from RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2742495" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

A total of 22 municipalities and cities in Bulacan province are now flooded Monday due to heavy rains brought by Typhoon Egay and the southwest monsoon strengthened by Typhoon Falcon. 

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22 areas in Bulacan province flooded; thousands flee

22 areas in Bulacan province flooded; thousands flee

Lyza Aquino,

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Published Jul 31, 2023 08:41 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 31, 2023 07:44 PM PHT

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