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Light to moderate rains to prevail in M. Manila, other areas

(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Metro Manila, Bataan, Pampanga and Bulacan will have light to moderate rains. So far, PAGASA said light to moderate rains are affecting Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Batangas, Rizal, Tarlac, Cavite, Laguna and Quezon. “The public and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices concerned are advised to monitor the weather condition and […]

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PAGASA monitors two LPAs

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring two low pressure areas off Batanes and Zambales. PAGASA said as of 3 a.m. one LPA was seen 715 kilometers east of Basco. The other LPA, PAGASA said, was estimated 130 kilometers west southwest of Iba, Zambales. The southwest monsoon is also affecting Central and Southern Luzon and Western Visayas, the weather bureau said. PAGASA said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms will […]

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Yellow rainfall advisory hoisted over Zambales

(Eagle News)–A yellow rainfall warning has been hoisted over Zambales. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under the warning in particular are Iba, Botolan, Cabangan, San Felipe, San Narciso and San Antonio. Meanwhile,  light to moderate rains over Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Quezon and Tarlac within the next two to three hours. Light to moderate with occasional heavy rains, PAGASA said, are affecting Metro Manila, Cavite, Rizal, Bataan, Laguna and Batangas.  

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Cloudy skies, rainshowers expected in parts of country today, Sept. 16

  (Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, Sept. 16. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as the southwest monsoon affects Central and Southern Luzon and Western Visayas. Flash floods or landslides due to occasional heavy rains are possible. The rest of the country, on the other hand, […]

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Storm Humberto strengthens but moves away from Bahamas and US

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tropical storm Humberto gained strength Sunday and was expected to return to hurricane force by evening, but its track now puts it far from the Bahamas and the US coast, the US National Hurricane Center said. As of midday, Humberto was 180 miles (290 kilometers) northwest of Great Abaco Island, which was devastated two weeks ago by the passage of Hurricane Dorian, and 165 miles northeast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, […]

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“Marilyn” weakens into LPA, is now outside PAR

(Eagle News)–“Marilyn” has weakened into a low pressure area and is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said until  tonight, though, the southwest monsoon will bring occasional to frequent light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains over Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Sulu Archipelago, Palawan and Mindoro Provinces. Scattered light to moderate rains with at times heavy rainshowers due to thunderstorms will be experienced, on the other […]

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Thailand’s northeast inundated after tropical storm

  BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Floods in northeastern Thailand have submerged homes, roads and bridges, leaving more than 23,000 people in evacuation shelters as anger grows over the government’s “slow” emergency response. Torrential rain has lashed the country for the last two weeks, causing flash floods and mudslides in almost half its provinces, with families evacuated from their homes in boats or makeshift rafts. Since August 29, 32 people have been killed in the deluge, […]

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TD “Marilyn” slightly weakens as it moves in northeast direction

(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Marilyn” has slightly weakened as it moved in a northeast direction on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of  10 a.m., the center of Tropical Depression “Marilyn” was estimated 1,215 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 45 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph. It is moving northeast at 10 kph. “Marilyn” remains less likely […]

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Death toll from Spain floods rises to three

MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The death toll from torrential rain and floods in southeastern Spain rose to three on Friday after a man drowned when his car became trapped in a tunnel, local authorities said. The latest tragedy occurred in the city of Almeria when the tunnel was “flooded by a huge amount of water in a few minutes,” Almeria city hall said in a tweet. A policeman managed to rescue two of the three […]

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Two dead as torrential rains batter southeast Spain

MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Two people died when their car overturned as torrential rains and flooding hit southeastern Spain Thursday, sparking travel chaos and closing schools in a move affecting hundreds of thousands of children, officials said. A 61-year-old man and his 51-year-old sister died when their vehicle was swept away as fast-moving waters swamped a road in Caudete, a municipality around 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of the city of Valencia, the emergency services […]

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1,300 still missing in hurricane-hit Bahamas: officials

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Some 1,300 people are still unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, officials said Thursday, down from the 2,500 previously reported. The Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) attributed the drop to cross-referencing names of missing persons with those in shelters. “It’s very fluid,” NEMA spokesman Carl Smith told reporters at a press conference in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. The Bahamian authorities have put the death toll […]

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250,000 pupils out of school as storm hits southeast Spain

MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Torrential rains hit southeastern Spain overnight, sparking major flooding in the Valencia region and closing schools in a move affecting a quarter of a million children, officials said Thursday. They caused chaos on the roads, cutting public transport and prompting the Clariano river to burst its banks, flooding homes and causing the evacuation of surrounding areas, the emergency services said. Footage shared by the local AVAMET weather service showed cars being […]

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