Heavy rains causes floods in Bacolod City

Due to heavy rains floods overflow over downtown areas in Bacolod city, September 22,2017. Netizens started sharing photos of stranded people and vehicles cause by floods with as high as 1 meter.

Heavy downpour results in evacuations, flooding across Bacolod City UNO-R students stranded, Gaisano City vacated Heavy rains Friday night resulted in massive flooding across Bacolod City, with some residents forced to evacuate their homes. 

 According to a weather bulletin issued by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), as of 3:00 p.m. Friday, a low pressure area (LPA), which subsequently strengthened into a southwest monsoon, was spotted 195 kilometers east of Legazpi City, Albay. 

 The weather bureau noted, the system was affecting both southern Luzon and the Visayas. In Bacolod City, Barangays 35 and 40 were said to be hit particularly hard, as local residents were forced to evacuate their homes; while residents living near the San Antonio Abad Parish Church in Barangay Taculing also reportedly fled their homes due to rising waters.

Flooding was also reported in Barangay Mandalagan, where a flood control project is currently under construction. Weather condition also left hundreds of University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) students stranded, while the Gaisano City mall was evacuated.

 Traffic was also impacted by the downpour, along with floodwaters making Araneta Street and other roads in Barangay Singcang-Airport impassable for light vehicles. 

As of 5:50 p.m., a heavy rainfall alert was issued over Guimaras, Antique, Aklan, and Negros Occidental. PAGASA also issued warnings to the local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) to be aware of possible flash floods and landslides.