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by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France Presse CHARLESTON, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Dorian lashed the Carolinas with driving rain and fierce winds as it neared the US east coast Thursday after devastating the Bahamas and killing at least 20 people. Parts of downtown Charleston were flooded, with video footage showing people kayaking in the dark in gushing knee-deep water in the stately city on the coast of South Carolina. Trees bent in wind gusting […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Liwayway” has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye of “Liwayway” exited PAR as of 3 p.m. PAGASA had said, however, that occasional gusty conditions may still occur in Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Region and Cordillera Administrative Region due to the southwest monsoon. Between today and tomorrow morning, light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains will be experienced over Batanes and Babuyan Islands. […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Some 70,000 people are in need of immediate aid in the Bahamas, which were devastated by Hurricane Dorian, a top UN official said Wednesday, citing food, water, shelter and medicine. The UN has released $1 million from its emergency fund to provide assistance to victims, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock told journalists during a phone call from Nassau. © Agence France-Presse
Is expected to exit PAR between tomorrow afternoon and evening (Eagle News)–Weather conditions are expected to improve with Typhoon “Liwayway” forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility between tomorrow afternoon and evening. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Liwayway,” which is located 345 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes, continues to decelerate as it moves over the Philippine Sea. It is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 130 kph near the […]
by Leila MACOR Agence France Presse RIVIERA BEACH, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas with ferocious wind and rain on Sunday, the monstrous Category 5 storm wrecking towns and homes as it churned on an uncertain path toward the US coast where hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate. There was no immediate word on casualties in the low-lying islands. Packing sustained winds of 185 miles per hour (295 kph), Dorian crashed […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Dorian strengthened to a Category 2 storm on Thursday as it barreled toward the US state of Florida, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm’s maximum sustained winds have reached 105 miles per hour (165 kilometers per hour), putting it in the second category of a five-level scale, according to an advisory from the NHC. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country as the southwest monsoon affects the western section of Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, and the provinces of Mindoro, Marinduque, and Romblon, in particular, will experience those conditions. Flash floods or landslides due to occasional heavy rains are possible. PAGASA said the rest […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Two people were confirmed dead on Wednesday as heavy rains pounded southwest Japan, prompting flood and landslide warnings and orders for 870,000 people to seek safety. More than a million more people were advised to leave their homes after the country’s weather agency raised the alert to its highest level for parts of northern Kyushu. The emergency warning is issued “if there is a significant likelihood of catastrophes”. Officials confirmed two […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese authorities on Wednesday issued a rare evacuation order for 240,000 people in the country’s southwest over flood and landslide fears, as officials confirmed a man was killed in heavy rains. The evacuation orders came after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level alert for several parts of the northern Kyushu region. The alert is issued “if there is a significant likelihood of catastrophes” and is activated once a disaster […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, Aug. 25, as the southwest monsoon affects Luzon and Western Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Zambales, Bataan, Batanes and Babuyan group of island will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered light to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. The […]
(Eagle News)–Severe Tropical Storm “Ineng accelerated further on Saturday, Aug. 24, and is now approaching Batanes, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said as of this morning, the center of “Ineng” was estimated at 105 kilometers north of Basco. “Ineng” is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 100 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 125 kilometers per hour, as it moves west northwest at 30 […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila and nearby areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Pampanga, Bulacan, Laguna and Rizal apart from in Metro Manila within the next 2 hours. The conditions are also being experienced in Cavite particularly in Cavite City, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario, Bacoor, Imus, General Trias; Zambales, specifically in Olongapo , Subic, Castillejos, […]
