Tag: Alert

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes Japan, tsunami advisory in effect

Tokyo, Japan – A powerful earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo on Tuesday morning, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami advisory for the Izu and Ogasawara Islands. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that the magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred shortly after 8:00 AM local time. Following the seismic event, a 50-centimeter tsunami was observed in Hachijo-jima Island, while a 10-centimeter wave was recorded in Miyake-jima Island. The JMA warned that coastal areas could […]

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Bicol RDRRMC raises alert level amid TD Enteng’s imminent landfall

  The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Bicol has elevated its alert status to red as Tropical Depression (TD) Enteng is poised to make landfall or pass very close to Catanduanes in the Bicol Region. In a memorandum issued on Sunday, Claudio Yucot, director of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Bicol and chairman of the Bicol RDRRMC, emphasized the need for heightened preparedness as “Enteng” is expected to bring significant rainfall […]

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Mexico on alert as heat claims 155 lives since March

MEXICO CITY, June 20, 2024 (AFP) – Mexico has registered 155 deaths associated with high temperatures since March, with 30 in the past week alone, the government said Thursday. At least 2,567 people have suffered heat-related illnesses so far this warm season, which started mid-March and will continue until the beginning of October, the health secretariat said in a weekly report. A dozen Mexican cities broke heat records in May, with an all-time high of […]

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China issues highest weather alert as temperatures plunge

Severe weather warnings were in place across swathes of China on Wednesday as temperatures plummeted across the south and Beijing shivered in snowy conditions. Authorities renewed an orange alert — the highest in the country’s three-tier system — warning that average temperatures could fall by six to 12 degrees Celsius by Friday in the south, where they are currently around zero degrees C (32 degrees Fahrenheit). In some areas, temperatures could plunge by more than […]

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Northwestern Europe on high alert as storm Ciaran approaches

By Jurgen HECKER with Clarisse LUCAS in Rennes, and AFP bureaus PARIS, Nov 1, 2023 (AFP) – Much of northwestern Europe went on high alert Wednesday as a storm dubbed Ciaran threatened to bring gale-force winds and extreme rainfall to the region. Three French departments — Finistere, Cotes-d’Armor and Manche — will be placed on red storm alert, the highest level, at midnight (2300 GMT), national weather agency Meteo-France said. Meteorologists warned that the Ile-de-France […]

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Security alert prompts Eiffel Tower evacuation

PARIS, Aug 12, 2023 (AFP) – A security alert Saturday prompted the evacuation of three floors of the Eiffel Tower in central Paris, France’s most emblematic symbol which drew 6.2 million visitors last year. SETE, the body which runs the site, said bomb disposal experts as well as police were scouring the area, including a restaurant located on one of the floors. “It’s a usual procedure in this kind of situation which however is rare,” […]

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Beijing on alert with two killed as heavy rain batters north China

Heavy rains battered northern China on Monday, killing at least two people in Beijing while washing away cars and inundating subway stations, with the capital issuing its highest alerts for flooding and landslides. Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon, has swept northwards over China since Friday, when it hit southern Fujian province after scything through the Philippines. Emergency personnel recovered two bodies from waterways in Beijing’s Mentougou district on Monday, the state-run People’s Daily said. […]

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Southwest Monsoon and Typhoon “#EgayPH” Bring Heavy Rains to Visayas Region”

Monday, July 24, 2023 | Time: 2:00 PM | Location: Visayas PRSD The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has issued Rainfall Advisory No. 16 for the Visayas PRSD (Regional Services Division) as the region experiences the combined impact of the Southwest Monsoon and Typhoon “#EgayPH.” As of 2:00 PM today, several areas in the Visayas region are affected by light to moderate rainfall, with intermittent heavy downpours ranging from 2.5 to 4.5 […]

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UN’s global disaster alert systems goal faces uphill climb

by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — How can anyone seek shelter from a natural disaster they don’t even know is coming? Last year the United Nations called for every person on the planet to be covered by early warning systems by 2027 — but months into the effort it is becoming clear that the project will require more data and expertise. With a relatively low price tag of $3.1 billion, […]

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US slams Putin nuclear order, says Russian forces have problems

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear forces alert Sunday, and said his conventional ground forces were experiencing logistical problems in their invasion of Ukraine. US officials said Putin’s stunning announcement, four days after his powerful military launched an assault on Ukraine, was dangerously escalatory and part of a pattern of fabricating excuses to justify aggression. Putin said he took the action in response to “aggressive” and […]

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Philippines lifts most Covid-19 restrictions in capital

The Philippines will lift most Covid-19 restrictions in the capital Manila next month, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said Sunday, after a sharp drop in infections and a rising number of people vaccinated. It comes weeks after the country reopened its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in two years and as campaigning for the May 9 national elections cranks up. Businesses, government agencies and public transport will be allowed to operate at full […]

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Europeans on alert as heatwave intensifies; temperatures heading into 40 degrees Celsius

  by Ryland JAMES Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Authorities raised alerts Wednesday as Europe’s record-breaking June heatwave threatened to intensify with temperatures heading into the 40s Celsius. The choking heat has prompted traffic restrictions, sparked forest fires and fanned debate over public nudity as sweltering Germans stripped off. But French winemakers said the hot weather was more than welcome as it could produce a superior vintage. Meteorologists blamed a blast of hot […]

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