Tag: weather

2,500 unaccounted for in hurricane-hit Bahamas: official

NASSAU, Bahamas (AFP) — About 2,500 people are unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, the archipelago’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Wednesday. NEMA spokesman Carl Smith told reporters that some of the missing people may eventually be located. “At this point, there are approximately 2,500 individuals registered on the Bahamian government register (of missing people),” Smith said. “This list has not yet been checked against government records of who is staying in […]

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Cloudy skies, rainshowers expected in parts of PHL today, Sept. 12

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, Sept. 12. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said CALABARZON, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Aurora, Quirino, Isabela, and Cagayan will experience these conditions as the trough of a tropical depression affects Southern Luzon and Visayas. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered to widespread moderate to heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest […]

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Heatstroke kills two in Japan post-typhoon blackout

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Heatstroke has killed two people in Japan, officials said Wednesday, as nearly half a million homes struggled with electricity outages after a powerful typhoon battered Tokyo and the surrounding area. A 93-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man were found unconscious at their respective homes on Tuesday and were later confirmed dead by doctors, an official from Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo told AFP. At least 48 other people were sent […]

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LPA outside PAR develops into Tropical Depression; TD expected to enter PAR today

(Eagle News)–The  Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility that has developed into a tropical depression. PAGASA said as of 2 a.m., the center of the tropical depression was estimated at 1355 kilometers east of Visayas, and is expected to enter PAR today. PAGASA said Eastern Visayas, Bicol Region, and the provinces of Quezon and Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers […]

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Typhoon stranded 17,000 at Tokyo airport: operator

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Around 17,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Tokyo’s Narita Airport, an official said Tuesday, after it took a direct hit from a powerful typhoon that caused transport chaos throughout the capital. The typhoon caused more than 100 flights to be scrapped and road and rail links to the airport were also badly affected, leaving many with no transport options to the city — 70 kilometers (45 miles) to the west. Airport […]

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One dead after powerful typhoon hits Tokyo

by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful typhoon that battered Tokyo overnight with ferocious winds killed one person, police said Monday, as halted trains caused commuter chaos and more than 100 flights were cancelled. Typhoon Faxai, packing record winds of up to 207 kilometers (129 miles) per hour, made landfall in Chiba just east of the capital before dawn, after barrelling through Tokyo Bay. The transport disruptions unleashed by the storm came less […]

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One week after Dorian, Bahamians struggle amid the ruins

by Cyril JULIEN NASSAU, Bahamas (AFP) — One week after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, residents struggled amid the ruins Sunday, with many forced to seek refuge far from their shattered homes as the death toll from the top-intensity storm hit 44 in the islands. Dorian, now classified as a post-tropical storm, caused “severe damage” in eastern Canada and was expected to move soon into the North Atlantic after cutting a destructive swath through the […]

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Morocco floods kill 11 in bus accident: local officials

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) — At least 11 people were killed Sunday in Morocco after their bus was overturned by a flood in the kingdom’s southeast, authorities said. Rescue crews evacuated 27 passengers from the bus, including several injured, after it flipped over on a bridge by “flood waters” in El Khank, local officials said in a statement. Search operations were ongoing, they said, adding that the evacuees had been transferred to hospital in the city […]

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Cloudy skies to prevail in parts of PHL as southwest monsoon affects Northern, Central Luzon

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms will prevail in parts of the country as the southwest monsoon affects Northern and Central Luzon. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley Region, Central Luzon and Rizal in particular will experience these conditions, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy […]

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Powerful typhoon Faxai in direct hit on Tokyo

by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful typhoon with potentially record winds and rain battered the Tokyo region early Monday, sparking evacuation warnings to tens of thousands, widespread blackouts and transport disruption. Typhoon Faxai, packing winds of up to 216 kilometers (134 miles) per hour, made landfall in Chiba just east of the capital before dawn, after barrelling through Tokyo Bay. About 5,000 people in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures were ordered to evacuate, […]

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Thunderstorm advisory hoisted over some provinces

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over some provinces near Metro Manila. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga and Rizal within the next 2 hours. These conditions, PAGASA said, are being experienced in Victoria, Tarlac City, La Paz, Concepcion, Bamban in Tarlac; Nampicuan, Guimba, Jaen in Nueva Ecija; and in Palauig in Zambales. “All are advised […]

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Cloudy skies to prevail today as southwest monsoon affects Northern, Central Luzon

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies will prevail in the country today, Sept. 8, as the southwest monsoon affects Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]

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