Philippines: Torrential rain triggers flooding in Manila (3).

RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “MANILA CITY DRRM DEPARTMENT” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SHOTLIST MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AUG. 17, 2026) (MANILA CITY DRRM DEPARTMENT - RESTRICTED) 1. FLOODED ROAD AT PADRE NOVAL STREET CORNER ESPANA BOULEVARD/ VEHICLES DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED ROAD / FLOODWATER COVERING ROAD DURING RAINFALLMANILA, PHILIPPINES - AUG. 17 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “MANILA CITY DRRM DEPARTMENT” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— Torrential rain triggered flooding in Manila on Monday, Aug. 17, after intense rainfall swept through the Philippine capital. Rainfall reached 177.6 millimetres at one monitoring station between midnight and 2 p.m., while another recorded 64.6 mm in a single hour around noon. Floodwater reached about three feet, or waist level, along Kalaw Avenue between Maria Orosa Street and Taft Avenue, where the road was reported impassable to all vehicles. Water also reached knee level at the intersection of Bambang Street and Rizal Avenue, while flooding was recorded on roads around Manila City Hall.