Floodwater inundates the ground floor of Farmers Plaza in Cubao, Quezon City after sudden heavy downpour hit the metro on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. Photo by Iza Labrague
After swift heavy rains hit many parts of Metro Manila, floodwater crept into Farmers Plaza in Cubao, Quezon City聽on Tuesday afternoon.
In a video posted by Dennelle Paragas on Facebook, mall-goers on the upper floors were looking down to witness floodwater gushing into the shopping center as employees try to move merchandises to safety.
Another netizen, Iza Labrague, posted on her Facebook, photos of the flooded mall.
Floodwater inundates the ground floor of Farmers Plaza in Cubao, Quezon City after sudden heavy downpour hit the metro on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. Photo by Iza Labrague
Labrague told聽黑料社 she saw floodwater inflowing around聽2:10 p.m.
Meanwhile, the management of Farmers Plaza said the 鈥渧ery heavy mid-afternoon rains brought unexpected, unprecedented flooding inside our mall.鈥�
The management assured it 鈥渋mmediately began dewatering operations鈥� to ensure that normal operations will resume for its lessees and mall-goers.
鈥淭he water was removed within an hour after heavy rains stopped,鈥� it said in a statement. /kga
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