HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A powerful storm lashed Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, just days after a punishing typhoon swept through southern China and claimed at least 18 lives. Both cities raised a Typhoon 8 signal, the third-highest warning level, early Sunday morning as severe tropical storm “Pakhar” made landfall in the region, where emergency workers are still battling to repair Wednesday’s damage. Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon cancelled 50 […]
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Tropical Storm “Jolina” intensifies; Signal No. 2 up in 11 areas
(Eagle News) — Expect heavy rains in the eastern coast of Central and Northern Luzon on Friday night, as Tropical Storm “Jolina” (international name “Pakhar) intensified. According to Nikos Penaranda, weather specialist at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services, as of 7 a.m., “Jolina” was located 210 kilometers southeast of Casiguran, Aurora, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 80 kph near the center, and with gustiness of up to 95 kph, “much higher” […]





