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'Not as bad as Ondoy': Cainta mayor says flood mitigation measures working

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1427529" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Authorities have evacuated at least a thousand families in Cainta due to rising floods brought on by the southwest monsoon, Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto said Sunday morning. </p><p>Speaking to radio DZMM, Nieto said floods hit a high of 20-plus meters, prompting authorities to evacuate families living near the Manggahan Floodway. Many families in danger areas, he said, voluntarily left their homes when the 3rd alarm was raised. </p><p>He noted, however, that all major thoroughfares in Cainta are flood-free since yesterday due to improvements made in the municipality&#x27;s streets over the past 5 years. </p><p>&quot;Hindi na kami stranded, hindi na kami parang helpless in bringing stuff to them...&quot; he said, adding that rescuers have been working overnight to reach out to affected residents. </p><p>The next goal for the local government is to relocate these families to safer areas in the next 18 months, he said. </p><p>All public schools and covered courts in Cainta are now being used as temporary shelters for the evacuees.</p><div><strong>&#x27;MARCOS HIGHWAY LIKE A PARKING LOT&#x27;</strong></div><p>For his part, Rely Bernardino, head of the Antipolo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said Marcos Highway leading to and from Antipolo became a &quot;parking lot&quot; due to heavy floods near Vermont creek.</p><p>&quot;Unusual na ganun katagal yung taas ng baha. Mala Ondoy &#x27;yung experience kasi mataas ang tubig tapos ang effect po niya maraming hindi makadaan na sasakayan,&quot; he said in a separate interview. </p><p>Bernardino said the flood is due to heavy rains coming from San Mateo, Marikina and Montalban. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1427527" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Authorities have evacuated at least a thousand families in Cainta due to rising floods brought on by the southwest monsoon, Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto said Sunday morning. </p>

Authorities have evacuated at least a thousand families in Cainta due to rising floods brought on by the southwest monsoon, Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto said Sunday morning.