MANILA, Philippines — Heavy rains on Saturday triggered widespread flooding across major roads and villages in Quezon City, with several areas impassable to light vehicles, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Flood Control and Information Center reported. At the time of the downpour on Saturday afternoon, the MMDA said waist-deep water was observed at Commonwealth Avenue near UP Gym eastbound and at the Quezon Avenue–EDSA Tunnel in both directions, making both areas not passable to all types of vehicles. The Quezon City government confirmed waist-deep floods at: -A. Rodriguez Avenue corner D. Muñoz Avenue and Banlat Road fronting Rebecca Homes III in Barangay Tandang Sora -Anonas corner Savemore in Barangay Sikatuna Village -Holy Spirit Drive in Barangay Holy Spirit -Philcoa corner Masaya in Barangay Old Capitol Site -Fatima Street in Barangay San Vicente -Lagusan and Tabing Ilog Streets in Kaingin Bukid, Barangay Apolonio Samson. Knee-deep flooding was reported at multiple locations, which made them impassable to light vehicles. These are in: -C5 Katipunan near Ateneo northbound -C5 Katipunan Garcia in both directions -Commonwealth Technohub westbound -Commonwealth Winston -Commonwealth Bitoon westbound EDSA Mother Ignacia southbound -Araneta –Maria Clara -Elliptical Road –Kalayaan Avenue -Mindanao Avenue fronting Landcom Village and Tandang Sora Avenue in front of Metrobank in -Riverside Street and Alley 1 Pook 2 in Barangay San Vicente and -Antoinette and Christine Streets in Parkway Village, Barangay Apolonio Samson. Leg-deep water was reported at Kalayaan Gate 3 in Barangay Central and chest-deep at Lower Mangga in Barangay Katipunan, which was not passable to any vehicles. Meanwhile, 8 to 9-inch floods were reportes but remained passable to vehicles at: -Commonwealth Ever eastbound and Quezon Avenue near the Lung Center, along EDSA Dario -EDSA Centris service road -EDSA Balintawak -EDSA Muñoz -EDSA West Avenue -EDSA Kamuning intersection -Commonwealth Doña Carmen -Quezon Avenue Elliptical Road -EDSA corner Corregidor in Barangay Ramon Magsaysay -Elliptical Road corner East Avenue Medical Center -Malumanay corner Maalalahanin in Barangay Teachers Village West and -Rajah Matanda in Barangay Villa Maria Clara. Neck-deep floods were reported in Barangay Pinyahan (Post Office, NIA Road) while residents in Barangay Apolonio Samson (Tabing Ilog St., Kaingin Bukid) were forced to climb their roofs as waters rose. The MMDA also issued a traffic advisory announcing the temporary closure of the U-turn slot and left turn at the Katipunan–CP Garcia intersection after traffic lights were damaged by heavy rains. In addition, the U-turn slot in front of UP Town Center was closed to ensure the smooth flow of traffic on the northbound and southbound directions. The Quezon City government deployed additional QCity buses stationed in front of City Hall for those bound for Fairview and offered free rides across eight QCity Bus Service routes to ensure safe and convenient travel for commuters.