Tag: Typhoon

“Queenie” intensifies as it moves in northwestward direction

(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Queenie” continued to intensify as it moved northwestwards on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of  3 a.m., the typhoon was seen 1,250 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. It is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 190 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 235 kilometers per hour. Although “Queenie” is not expected to make landfall, its trough will bring  cloudy skies with scattered […]

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PAGASA: Typhoon “Queenie” enters PAR but is not expected to make landfall

(Eagle News)—Typhoon “Queenie” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday, Oct. 1, but is not expected to make landfall. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Queenie” was last seen 1,385 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, moving northwest at 15 kilometers per hour. The eye of the typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kilometers per hour. PAGASA […]

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Dozens hurt as typhoon Trami hammers Japan

by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Richard CARTER Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful typhoon sliced through Japan after making landfall Sunday evening, injuring dozens, halting transport, and bringing fierce winds and torrential rain to areas already battered by a string of recent extreme weather episodes. Typhoon Trami sparked travel disruption in the world’s third-biggest economy, with bullet train services suspended, more than 1,000 flights canceled and Tokyo’s evening train services scrapped. National broadcaster […]

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After leaving PHL, powerful typhoon Trami batters Okinawa, churns to Japan mainland

  by Quentin Tyberghien/ Behrouz Mehri Agence France Presse SHIBUSHI, Japan (AFP) — A powerful typhoon pummelled Japan’s southern island of Okinawa Saturday, injuring at least 17, as weather officials warned the storm would rip through the Japanese archipelago over the weekend. Typhoon Trami, packing maximum gusts of 216 kilometres (134 miles) per hour near its centre, was forecast to hit the mainland early Sunday and cause extreme weather across the country into Monday. Television […]

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“Paeng” maintains its strength as it moves northward

(Eagle News)–“Paeng” will continue to bring rains in parts of the country as the tyhoon maintained its strength and continued to move slowly. In its recent advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of 3 a.m. Thursday, the eye of “Paeng” was located 750 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes. “Paeng” is packing maximum sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph. […]

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“Trami” intensifies as it heads toward Taiwan

(Eagle News)–“Trami” continues to intensify  on Monday, Sept. 24, as it moves  west northwest toward Taiwan. As of 1 a.m., the eye of “Paeng,” as it is locally called, was located 1100 kilometers east of Tuguegarao. The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 170 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kilometers per hour, moving at 20 kilometers per hour. It may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on […]

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DILG to 16 mayors “missing in action” during “Ompong” onslaught: Explain your absence

(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government is asking sixteen mayors to explain their absence in their areas of jurisdiction during the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong.” DILG spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said the nine mayors from the Cagayan Valley and seven mayors from the Cordillera Administrative Region will be issued show-cause orders for that purpose. He said the show-cause orders, signed by the DILG Undersecretary for Peace and Order and the officer […]

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Damage to agri sector due to “Ompong” now at P16.76 billion

(Eagle News) — Damage to the agricultural sector due to Typhoon “Ompong” is now at P16.76 billion, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, Sept. 19. According to the DA,  affected was “a total of 636,908 hectares of agricultural areas with an estimated volume of production loss at 731,294 metric tons” in the Cordillera Administrative Region, and in Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4A. Agri-fishery investments worth P16.76 billion were also affected, with the volume […]

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Two senators lash out at mayors who were allegedly missing in action at the height of “Ompong”

(Eagle News) — Two senators slammed ten mayors who were reported to have been missing in action at the height of Typhoon “Ompong” in their areas of jurisdiction. “Bakit nandito sila sa Maynila habang ‘yung kanilang mga lalawigan at munisipyo ay dinaraanan ng bagyo?” Senator Franklin Drilon said. According to Drilon, this was tantamount to “gross neglect and should be investigated.” Senator Panfilo Lacson agreed. “Negligence or parang similar to being insensitive. Kasi araw-araw nakakarinig […]

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US to provide aid to typhoon-hit Cagayan

(Eagle News)–The United States announced it was extending aid  to the victims of Typhoon “Ompong” in  Cagayan, one of the hardest-hit areas. The aid, to be coursed through the US Agency for International Development and a local non-government organization, is in the form of hygiene supplies for 5500 people who lost their homes. This is apart from the  transport of 1000 metric tons of food through the United Nations World Food Programme to affected families. The […]

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Philippines typhoon toll hits 81, expected to rise

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Mangkhut has climbed to 81 and could hit triple digits as searchers dig through a landslide where dozens are presumed dead, authorities said Wednesday. Mangkhut swamped farm fields in the nation’s agricultural north and smashed houses when it tore through at the weekend with violent winds and heavy rains. Since then the toll has climbed mostly due to the corpses recovered from […]

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DFA: No Filipino hurt during onslaught of Typhoon “Mangkhut” in Guangdong, China

(Eagle News)–No Filipinos were hurt during the onslaught of Typhoon “Mangkhut” in Guangdong Province in China, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, based on the Philippine Consulate General’s coordination with authorities and Filipino community leaders in the area, there were also no Filipino nationals “seriously affected by the typhoon.” Consul General Marshall Louis Alferez said the Guangdong government implemented a “three stops” notice, enabing the relocation of around 2.5 million people and […]

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