Tag: flooding

“Henry” now out of PAR but monsoon rains to continue in several parts of PHL

(Eagle News) — “Henry” has intensified into a tropical storm and is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. Although signal number one has been lifted over the Babuyan Group of Islands and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte, the southwest monsoon will bring monsoon rains over Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Mindoro Provinces, Palawan and Western Visayas, and scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over the rest of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical […]

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President Duterte offers help to flood-hit Japan

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to help Japan in its rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President in a Cabinet meeting revealed doctors, engineers and soldiers would be deployed to areas hit by flooding and landslides in the western part of the country. Roque said according to the President, medicines would also be sent. Over 100 people have died in what has been dubbed as Japan’s worst disaster brought about […]

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Pagasa warns of “threatening flooding” in Cavite as “Domeng” continues to enhance the southwest monsoon

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Saturday, June 9, warned of “threatening flooding” in Cavite, as “Domeng” continues to enhance the southwest monsoon, resulting in rains. In an advisory issued at 11 a.m., Pagasa said an orange rainfall warning was hoisted over the province. A yellow warning level remains hoisted over Metro Manila, Bataan and Bulacan, with Batangas, Laguna and Rizal added to the list. Zambales is no longer […]

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“Agaton” exits PAR

(Eagle News) — “Agaton” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its latest advisory that as of 1 p.m., the center of the tropical storm was seen 440 kilometers west northwest of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. “Agaton” is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 65 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 80 kilometers per hour. It is forecast to […]

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“Vinta” continues to intensify as it moves toward southern Palawan

(Eagle News) — “Vinta” continues to intensify as it moves toward southern Palawan on Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 8  a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the center of “Vinta,” now a tropical storm, was seen  210 kilometers west northwest of Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur or 285 kilometers southeast of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The tropical storm is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 80 kilometers per hour near the […]

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Harvey makes second landfall, hitting Louisiana

HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Five days after slamming into Texas as a major hurricane, Harvey made a second landfall on Wednesday, hitting Louisiana, a state which still bears deep scars from 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. Now a tropical storm, Harvey made landfall just west of the town of Cameron, the National Hurricane Center said, with “flooding rains” drenching parts of southeastern Texas and neighboring southwestern Louisiana. Harvey’s return comes after the monster storm pummeled Texas with […]

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News in photo: Houses under water in Houston’s epic floods

The National Weather Service said that between June 1 and Sunday, Houston had received 46 inches (117 centimeters) of rain — almost as much as it would expect in a year — in only three months. “The breadth and intensity of this rainfall are beyond anything experienced before,” the NWS said, as the storm spawned tornadoes and lashed east and central Texas with torrential rains. While the disaster response is now focused on the huge […]

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