The town of Cainta in Rizal was placed under a state of calamity on Wednesday due to flooding caused by heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or habagat.

Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto declared the state of calamity after the Sangguniang Bayan passed a resolution based on the recommendation of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

"I have asked the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the Sanggunian Council to convene today in preparation for a declaration of a state of calamity for the municipality of Cainta," Nieto said.

"All appropriate actions relevant to the situation shall forthwith be implemented with utmost dispatch," the mayor added.

The declaration allows the local government to mobilize resources, access calamity funds, and implement emergency measures to protect lives and restore normalcy.

According to the local government, seven barangays in Cainta were severely affected by flooding.

Meanwhile, the local government has mobilized teams to distribute door-to-door food assistance in the affected areas.