CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Waterworld.”
This was one of the comments of netizens of the photos and videos published in CDN Digital about the floods that hit parts of Metro Cebu after a heavy downpour at past 8 p.m. on Monday, October 13.
Earlier in the day, the weather bureau forecast cloudy skies and high chances of rain in Metro Cebu.
Then at past 8 p.m. the skies opened up and the rains fell.
After that downpour, parts of Metro Cebu, particularly in Cebu City and Mandaue City were flooded.
Waist-high floodwaters half submerged vehicles along General Maxilom Avenue in Cebu City while waters reaching the legs flooded parts of Barangay Tisa also in Cebu City.
A shanty was even seen floating in the floodwaters in the General Maxilom Avenue.
At the border of Barangay Subangdaku and Cebu City along a portion of M.J. Cuenco Avenue, waters half submerging cars flooded the area after the Subangdaku river overflowed after the heavy downpour.
Here are some photos from netizens and videos, courtesy of Pearl Laude, which show scenes of yesterday’s floods in Metro Cebu.
Waters half submerging vehicles along a portion of M.J. Cuenco Avenue near the border of Mandaue and Cebu Cities flood the area after the Subangdaku river overflowed. CDN Photo | Paul Lauro
Parts of Barangay Tisa are submerged in waters after the 8 p.m. rains on October 13. Some portions of the area had leg-deep floodwaters. | Contributed photo
A man negotiates the shallow portion of the flooded street after the heavy downpour at flooded parts of a street in Barangay Tisa in Cebu City. | Contributed photo
Vehicles slowly drive through the flooded area as motorcycle riders wait for the floodwaters to subside at a portion of the intersection of T. Padilla Street and M.J. Cuenco Avenue in Cebu City after the heavy rains in Metro Cebu on October 13. | Photo courtesy of Netizen Zenon Angelo
Bicycle and motorcycle riders wait floodwaters to subside in an area at the intersection of T. Padilla Street and M.J. Cuenco Avenue as traffic starts to build up due to the floodwaters on the other side of the street. Photo courtesy of Netizen Zenon Angelo
In the mountain barangay of Busay in Cebu City, rains loosened the soil causing this tree to fall on the road blocking portions of it. CDN Photo | Paul Lauro
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