Water level at La Mesa Dam has reached its spilling level and is now overflowing, a tweet from News5 Interaksyon said.
La Mesa Dam water level reaches spilling level at 10:10AM | via pic.twitter.com/BwO4E7L1rY
— News5 AKSYON (@News5AKSYON)
As of 10:10 this morning, it has reached its spilling level of 80.15 meters, according to GMA News.
LA MESA DAM UPDATE: As of 10:10am, water level at 80.15m, now on its SPILLING LEVEL. | via
— GMA News (@gmanews)
Unlike other dams like Angat Dam, La Mesa Dam does not have flood gates, and water automatically overflows when water reaches critical levels.
Water from the La Mesa Dam flows to the Tullahan River that stretches through Quezon City and the cities of Malabon, Valenzuela and Caloocan in the northern part of the metro.
There are more than 1,500 families living along the Tullahan River.
With the spilling level, the government will be moving to relocate families living along the river and other waterways around Metro Manila, which tend to overflow during the storm season.
Residents living in barangays near Tullahan River are urged to evacuate as Metro Manila still expects moderate to heavy rains this afternoon until tomorrow.
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