ABUCAY, Bataan — Heavy rains brought about by the southwest monsoon caused flooding in three villages here Friday.
Affected by the flood were barangays Laon, Gabon and Mabatang.
Flood waters entered some houses and submerged portions of a farmland near a dam in Laon. Water on the road was ankle-deep but still passable to all vehicles.
“Ang takip ng dam hindi agad natanggal kaya pumutok, dito pumunta ang tubig kaya naging baha dito at sa daan,” Laon barangay chairman Francisco Perdio said. He said the flood was already under control.
“Binutas nila ang minangon para lumabas ang tubig doon at natanggal na din ang takip ng dam,” the village head said. Portions of the road in Gabon was with flood waters but still passable even to tricycles.
Traffic slowed down, some tricycles, motorcycles and owner-type jeeps stalled after flash flood submerged a portion of the MacArthur Highway in Mabatang Friday afternoon.
Some 200 bags of palay being dried in a road in Abucay got wet after the farmer-owner miscalculated the weather.
The sun shone intermittently but moderate to strong rains suddenly hit the province.
