PAGASA maintains red rainfall warning over Metro Manila, other areas due to habagat

PAGASA has maintained a red rainfall warning for Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Tarlac due to the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, locally known as habagat, influenced by Typhoon Carina.

Areas under the red warning are experiencing over 30 millimeters of rain within two hours, with the possibility of serious flooding in low-lying areas.

Yellow rainfall warnings are in effect for Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, and specific municipalities in Quezon.

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) had earlier reported knee-deep or deeper flooding on major roads, rendering them impassable for light vehicles.

Typhoon Carina is expected to make landfall in Taiwan and exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Wednesday afternoon or evening.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 is raised over Batanes, while Signal No. 1 is up in the Babuyan Islands, northern Cagayan, and northern Ilocos Norte.