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(Update: as of 5 p.m. PAGASA bulletin) Metro Manila under signal no. 1, along with 15 other provinces in Luzon, Visayas (Eagle News) – Tropical storm Dante (international name Choi-wan) made six landfalls in the country, the latest was over Pola, Oriental Mindoro at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2. The storm first made landfall over Sulat, Eastern Samar at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1; the second landfall was over Cataingan, Masbate at 1 […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — At least one person was killed as a powerful typhoon skirted the Philippines Monday, dumping heavy rain that flooded dozens of villages and forced tens of thousands to leave their homes. Typhoon Surigae packed sustained wind speeds of 195 kilometres (121 miles) an hour at its centre, about 500 kilometres off the Philippines, and was not expected to make landfall in the disaster-prone archipelago, according to the government weather service. But […]
(Eagle News) — Eight areas remain under Signal No. 2 as Typhoon “Bising” maintains its strength and moves north-northwestward on Monday, April 19. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas in Luzon and Visayas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal, with the eye of “Bising” located 235 kilometers east northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or 360 km east of Daet, Camarines Norte: LUZON: Catanduanes, the […]
(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte visited the areas which were severely affected by floods due to heavy rains dumped by the previous storm Auring. In the photos sent by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, President Duterte and his former aide are seen inside a helicopter as they flew over the areas in the CARAGA region that had been badly hit by the previous storm. President Duterte and his former aide, Senator Go, made the aerial […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZo3xusJ9K4&feature=youtu.be (Eagle News) — More than 1,200 families or some 5,000 people have been preemptively evacuated in the areas expected to be hit by storm Auring, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal said that 1,241 families were already preemptively evacuated in the CARA region, and are now staying in 36 evacuation centers. Those overseeing the evacuation procedures were also making sure that they follow minimum health protocols […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Storm “Auring” (international name Dujuan) slightly weakened as it began to move northwestward on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 20, but maintained strength afterwards as it remained almost stationary near Surigao del Sur around 10 p.m, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. In its 11 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said that there is an “increasing likelihood that ‘AURING’ will weaken into a tropical depression before it makes landfall.” This is “due to persistent […]
(Eagle News) — Texans struggle to stay warm as the winter storm leaves millions without power. In Frisco, Texas, Eagle News correspondent Nenita Manaois got some reactions from residents about how they are coping with the situation. Watch this in this Eagle News America report.
(Eagle News) — In Texas, a rare arctic cold front has left Texas buried in snow and enduring frigid temperature. The weather has left millions of people without power. Travel is not being advised. We have details on this major storm from Eagle News correspondent Jane Kathleen Gregorio in San Antonio in this Feb. 16 report on Eagle News America.
by Francois Picard with Chris Lefkow in Washington Agence France Presse HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Much of the United States was in the icy grip of an “unprecedented” winter storm on Monday as frigid Arctic air sent temperatures plunging, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations, making driving hazardous and leaving millions without power in Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for the southern state, and the National Weather Service (NWS) said […]
https://youtu.be/kYtMPr9lZPU New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency that started Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in response to the expected winter storm. Snow accumulation from the storm began Sunday afternoon, with the heaviest snow happening Monday. Hazardous conditions may continue through Tuesday morning. Executive Order No. 218 declares a state of emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey, allowing resources to be deployed throughout the state during the duration […]
TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ, Mexico, (AFP) — Torrential rain and a bitter cold front linked to storm system Eta have claimed at least 20 lives in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, officials said Saturday. And authorities in Honduras said flooding in the north and northwest caused by torrential downpours had now left 23 people dead after another 10 people lost their lives on Friday. The government of Chiapas — which borders Guatemala, where about 150 […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical storm “ROLLY” (international name Goni) is “no longer affecting the country” as it moves to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. At 3 a.m. today, the center of Tropical Storm ROLLY {GONI} was estimated based on all available data at 450 km West of Iba, Zambales (15.0°N, 115.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the […]
