NEW BERN, North Carolina (AFP) — Hurricane Florence’s storm surge causing trees to fall and building damage on the streets of New Bern, North Carolina where hundreds of people have been rescued from their homes. The riverfront town of New Bern, was hit as the sprawling Category 1 hurricane came close to making landfall.
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Storm surge alert up in Samar-Sorsogon areas due to typhoon Nona
The state bureau on Monday warned of possible storm surges in the five provinces of Bicol and Eastern Visayas Regions as intensified tropical storm “Nona” maintained its strength. The Philippines Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned that storm surges of up to four meters are possible in the Samar-Sorsogon area. Typhoon “NONA” make its landfall over the northern tip of Northern Samar early Monday morning and will cross Albay province toward Burias Island. […]
Typhoon Ruby to make 3rd landfall in Sibuyan island Monday dawn, to leave PAR on Thursday
(Eagle News Service) — Typhoon Ruby is expected to make its third landfall Monday, Dec. 8, between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., in Sibuyan island as it moved west northwest at 10 kilometers per hour. As of 7 p.m., it is located 50 kilometers northwest of Masbate City, with maximum winds of 140 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph. The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said typhoon Ruby is […]





