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Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of M. Manila

Parts of Mindanao also under thunderstorm advisory (Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Metro Manila and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Manila and Pasay. Laguna and Quezon, PAGASA said, will also have the same conditions. In Mindanao, PAGASA said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over portions of Agusan […]

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Cloudy skies, scattered rainshowers expected in Bicol, other areas

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Bicol and other areas today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said these same conditions are being experienced in Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Palawan due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly  cloudy to cloudy skies […]

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Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds  are expected over portions of Zamboanga del Norte (La Libertad, Katipunan) within the next 1 to 2 hours. PAGASA said this was due to thunderstorms. These conditions are being experienced in Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte (Bacuag, Tubod, Mainit, Malimono), Surigao del Sur (Bislig, Lingig), and […]

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Palawan, other areas to have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers, thunderstorms today

(Eagle News)–Palawan and other parts of the country will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Palawan, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Zamboanga Peninsula will have those conditions as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affects Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have […]

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Caraga, other parts of PHL to have cloudy skies, scattered rainshowers due to ITCZ

(Eagle News)–Caraga and other parts of the country will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  MIMAROPA, Visayas and Northern Mindanao will also have those conditions as the Intertropical Convergence Zone  affects Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have  partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]

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ITCZ affects S. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  MIMAROPA, Visayas, and Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. The weather bureau said this was due […]

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ITCZ affects Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao

Cloudy skies, isolated rainshowers expected over parts of S. Luzon (Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, the whole of  Visayas and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, this time due to localized thunderstorms. PAGASA said light to moderate winds will prevail over  […]

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Indonesia floods death toll rises to 21

MAKASAR, Indonesia (AFP) — The death toll from floods on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has risen to at least 21, authorities said Wednesday as residents tried to salvage a few belongings from their inundated homes. The flash floods in North Luwu regency left hundreds of houses buried in mud after three rivers burst their banks due to torrential rains which started on Monday. Nearly 1,600 people were taking refuge in temporary shelters, the Search and Rescue […]

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Cloudy skies, scattered rainshowers expected in parts of PHL today

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Eastern and Central Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao and Davao Region are due to a low pressure area estimated at 110 km southeast of Davao City, Davao del Sur. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. According to the […]

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Third of Bangladesh underwater as monsoon drenches region

by Sam JAHAN BISWAMBHARPUR, Bangladesh (AFP) — Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said Tuesday, with a third of Bangladesh already underwater from some of the heaviest rains in a decade. The monsoon — which usually falls from June to September — is crucial to the economy of the Indian sub-continent, but also causes widespread death and destruction across the region each year. “This is going to […]

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China rushes to contain floods after record rainfall

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Soldiers erected sandbag flood barriers in a city near China’s largest freshwater lake after the heaviest rainfall in nearly six decades drenched the swollen Yangtze River basin. The vast Yangtze drainage area has been lashed by torrential rains since last month, leaving 141 people dead or missing and forcing the evacuation of millions more across several provinces. Flooding along the river — the world’s third longest — has been an annual […]

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“Carina” weakens into LPA; thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of Mindanao

Cloudy skies, isolated rainshowers to prevail over parts of S. Luzon (Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Carina” has weakened into a low pressure area. But a thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao due to thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds  are expected over portions of Zamboanga Sibugay (Buug, Alicia, Malangas), and Tawi Tawi within the next one to two hours. These […]

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