Marikina acting mayor Dr. Jose Fabian Cadiz has urged residents near the banks of the Marikina River to evacuate immediately as the water level in the channel rises fast early Thursday morning.
"Tataas ang tubig ng Marikina River mas mataas kaysa kahapon at nung isang araw. Lahat ng nasa tabing ilog ng Marikina move now," said director Mahar Lagmay of Project NOAH of the department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Project NOAH is the technology-based, integrated disaster prevention and mitigation system of the DOST.
"Marikina River water level (Sto Niño station) 20.04 meters now and rising," Lagmay said in a tweet.
source: gmanetwork.com