Monsoon rain batters Bataan

MANILA, Philippines – Flood water rises in Bataan, submerging several barangays and rendering some roads impassable.
Natashya Gutierrez files this video blog.

Monsoon rains here in Dinalupihan, Bataan have been relentless for 3 days now, causing massive flooding to at least 3 barangays. Here at San Ramon Dinalupihan National road, the waters are fast-moving and knee-length making it impassable to light vehicles. This is the main entry road between Olongapo City and Dinalupihan. Olongapo City and neighboring Subic Zambales have declared state of calamity with officials there calling it the worst flooding they have ever seen. Further down in Dinalupihan as you enter, waters have reached chest-level causing residents to evacuate. About 20,000 residents have been affected throughout the province of Bataan. Majority of them come from Hermosa town which is passed Dinalupihan. 23 barangays there are submerged. In Abucay, another town nearby, 8 more towns are flooded. 
Residents say they often experience flooding here every year actually, but this year, water levels are particularly surprising. As you can see over here to my left, some of the small house here, some stores, waters have already entered them. There are no residents or people inside. They have all been evacuated. It’s night time now, you cannot see but further down there are only roofs that are visible which means the complete structures and buildings are actually fully submerged. 
Natashya Gutierrez, Rappler, Bataan.

– Rappler.com