Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Alaska was battening down Friday for what is slated to be the US state’s worst storm in more than a decade, as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok barreled through the Bering Sea, threatening major flooding and hurricane-force winds. Residents on Alaska’s western coast were urged to brace for potentially the “worst coastal flooding in nearly 50 years,” the National Weather Service (NWS) warned in a tweet on Thursday. Merbok, now […]
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Alaska braces for worst storm in a decade
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Alaska was battening down Friday for what is slated to be the US state’s worst storm in more than a decade, as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok barreled through the Bering Sea, threatening major flooding and hurricane-force winds. Residents on Alaska’s western coast were urged to brace for potentially the “worst coastal flooding in nearly 50 years,” the National Weather Service (NWS) warned in a tweet on Thursday. Merbok, […]
Storm leaves 3 dead in PHL; NDRRMC says nearly 12,000 families in 5 regions affected by “Florita”
Storm, with int’l name Ma-on, makes landfall in Guangdong, China after hitting Hong Kong (Eagle News) – Storm “Florita” (international name Ma-on) left at least three people dead and four more injured, the country’s disaster agency said. The storm, which left the Philippines on Wednesday, August 24, has already made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province. Storm Ma-on has a wind speed of 100 kilometers per hour. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction […]
PBBM suspends gov’t work, classes in public schools until Aug. 24 due to “Florita” rains
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinnd “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., suspended classes in all levels in public schools as well as government from 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 23, until Wednesday, August 24, due to the continuous strong rains brought about by storm Florita. The suspension was recommended by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in Metro Manila and the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, Zambales and Bataan to prevent any untoward incidents and […]
TD “Florita” intensifies; signal no. 1 in effect over areas of Aurora, Isabela, Cagayan
PAGASA forecasts “Florita” to reach tropical storm category by Monday, August 22 (Eagle News) – Tropical depression Florita has slightly intensified while moving west southwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Cagayan. As of 5 p.m., Sunday, August 22, tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 is in effect in the following areas in Luzon: the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag), the eastern portion of Isabela (Dinapigue, Palanan, Divilacan, Maconacon, San Pablo, Cabagan, Tumauini, Ilagan City, […]
Reported deaths due to storm “Agaton” reach 76, with 29 still missing
NDRRMC says number of individuals affected by storm close to 1 million (Eagle News) – The death toll due to tropical depression Agaton has reached 76, with 29 reported missing and eight injured mostly in the Visayas and Mindanao region. A state of calamity has also been declared in 14 cities and municipatilies in Region 6, Region 11 and CARAGA. There is no more active tropical cyclone within the country, But Agaton has left […]
24 dead in Philippines landslides, flooding
LEYTE, Philippines (AFP) — At least 24 people have been killed in landslides and flooding across central and southern Philippines, authorities said Monday, after tropical storm Megi dumped heavy rain and disrupted travel ahead of the April holidays. More than 13,000 people fled to emergency shelters as the storm pounded the region Sunday, the national disaster agency said, flooding houses, inundating fields, cutting off roads and knocking out power. The central province of Leyte […]
3 deaths reported due to “Agaton” which has weakened to a “tropical depression”
Over 130,000 individuals affected by storm; Palace closely monitoring situation (Eagle News) — At least three people have died due to the rains, floods and landslides brought by tropical storm “Agaton” (international name Megi) which has now been downgraded to a tropical depression. As of 7 p.m., Monday, April 11, the center of Tropical Depression “Agaton” was estimated based on all available data in the vicinity of Basey, Samar (11.4°N, 125.1°E) According to the […]
17 die as cyclone lashes Mozambique, Malawi
NAMPULA, Mozambique (AFP) — The death toll from a cyclone that struck Mozambique this week climbed to 12 on Sunday as it moved towards Malawi killing five more after devastating wind and rain lashed the southern African countries. Cyclone Gombe has affected more than 30,000 people, injuring 40, and destroyed more than 3,000 homes since making landfall on Friday. Powerful winds reaching 170 kilometres per hour (105 mph) and torrential rainfall hit the northern Nampula […]
UN says ‘race against time’ as new storm nears Madagascar
The UN warned Tuesday that authorities and aid workers were racing against the clock to protect people as Madagascar braces for its fourth tropical storm in as many weeks. Cyclone Emnati is expected to make landfall on southern Madagascar Tuesday evening — just weeks after the island was lashed by Cyclone Batsirai on February 5, affecting some 270,000 people and claiming 120 lives. At the same time, some 21,000 people still remain displaced from when […]
13 die as Storm Eunice leaves many in Europe without power
by Jitendra JOSHI Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes in Britain after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across Western Europe and left transport networks in disarray. At least 13 people were killed by falling trees, flying debris and high winds in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland, according to emergency services. Train operators in Britain urged […]
Eight dead as Storm Eunice batters Europe
by Jitendra JOSHI / James PHEBY LONDON, United States (AFP) — Storm Eunice killed at least eight people in Europe on Friday, pummelling Britain with record-breaking winds and forcing millions to take shelter as it disrupted flights, trains and ferries across Western Europe. London was eerily empty after the British capital was placed under its first ever “red” weather warning, meaning there was “danger to life”. By nightfall, police there said a woman in her […]
