Floods Inundate More Roads in Tuguegarao City.

TUGUEGARAO CITY: More roads in Tuguegarao City are now impassable as the Cagayan River continues to swell and the water level at the Buntun Bridge surpassed the warning level due to rains from the series of weather disturbances in the past weeks. In a social media post Tuesday morning, the Tuguegarao City Information Office said the water level at the Buntun Bridge had reached 11.6 meters as of 9 a.m., above the 11-meter critical level. The Capatan overflow bridge in the city remains impassable. According to Philippines News Agency, several key roads, including the Gomez Extension, Delpol St. in Centro 11, Macapagal Crossing, Panacanauan Avenue, Linao Carig Road, Balao St., Gonzaga St. in Centro 10, Aquino St. in Annafunan East, Cabalza and Lunnay Sts. in Atulayan Sur, Taguinod St. in Annafunan and Linao East, Linao Carig Road, Aguinaldo Extension, Macapagal Avenue, and Fermin St. in Atulayan Norte, are also impassable. The city government has taken precautionary measures by suspending work in government off ices effective 11 a.m. Tuesday. Mayor Maila Ting Que emphasized the need for this suspension due to the continuous rise in water levels and traffic congestion caused by numerous impassable roads. She urged government office heads to accommodate all pending clients and consider alternative work arrangements. An announcement for class suspension from Kindergarten up to Grade 12, including the Alternative Learning System, was made Monday night. Mayor Que also appealed to residents in non-flooded areas to stay home to allow emergency response teams to operate unhampered. 'We beg you all to stay indoors, yun pong hindi flooded areas (those in areas that are not flooded), so we can go to the areas that need our help unhampered,' she said.