San Agustin Church in Intramuros flooded amid Habagat rains
'Pinuntahan natin ang iniulat na pagbaha sa loob ng San Agustin Church sa Intramuros matapos itong pasukin ng tubig dulot ng walang tigil na pag-ulan,' Moreno said in the caption of a Facebook livestream.
(We went to San Agustin Church in Intramuros after floodwater entered the building due to incessant rain.)
Moreno said the city government sent a water pump and personnel from its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to extract the floodwater.
In 1993, the San Agustin Church was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of only four baroque churches in the Philippines.
More than 400 years old, the San Agustin Church is the oldest stone church in the country. It also houses a museum, where Juan Luna's tombstone could be found. — Joviland Rita/LA, GMA Integrated News
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