(Eagle News) — Patuloy pa ring tumataas ang bilang ng mga nasawi dahil sa epekto ng bagyong Usman. Ayon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), ang bilang ng mga napaulat na nasawi sa Mimaropa, Bicol Region, at Eastern Visayas ay pumalo na sa 78, 15 naman sa kanila ang injured at 21 ang patuloy na nawawala pa rin. Bukod dito, apektado rin ang daloy ng trapiko sa ilang apektadong lugar dahil 95 […]
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Heavy rains, fierce winds from TD Usman felt in Cagayan
(Eagle News) — Heavy rains and fierce winds from Tropical Depression Usman are being experienced in the province of Cagayan on Monday, December 31. (Eagle News Cagayan Bureau Rhodalyn Sumer) https://youtu.be/Q-9iezb9pJ8
Bagyong Usman nag-iwan ng matiding baha sa bayan ng Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro.
(Eagle News) — Nagdeklara na ng state of calamity ang Sangguniang Bayan Members sa bayan ng Bongabong, sa lalawigan ng Oriental Mindoro dahil sa matinding pinsala ng baha dulot ng bagyong Usman. Ayon sa report ng Municipal Agriculture Office, isa sa mga naapektuhan ng pagbaha ay ang mga alagang hayop tulad ng mga baboy, baka at kalabaw kung saan karamihan sa mga ito ay nalunod. Apektado rin ang maraming palayan at maraming gulay sa bayan […]
Halos 16,000 pasahero, stranded sa iba’t ibang pantalan sa bansa dahil sa Bagyong Usman
(Eagle News) — Umabot na sa 15,788 pasahero ang stranded sa iba’t ibang pantalan sa bansa dahil sa Bagyong Usman. Ayon sa Philippine Coast Guard, hindi rin nakabiyahe ang 1,464 rolling cargoes, 114 barko at 24 motorbanca dahil sa masamang panahon. Pinakamarami sa naitalang stranded na pasahero ay mula sa mga pantalan sa Bicol na 5,047, pangalawa ang Eastern Visayas na kabuuang 5,017, sumunod ang Southern Tagalog na 1,733 pasahero, ikaapat ang Central Visayas na […]
Australia swelters in record-breaking heatwave
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s vast continent is sizzling through extreme heatwave conditions this week, with temperatures reaching record highs and emergency services on high alert for bush-fires. The mercury is up to 16 degree Celsius (29 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than usual for this time of the year for southern Australia, with numerous towns setting new December records, the Bureau of Meteorology said Friday. “Heatwave conditions are being experienced across large parts of the country,” […]
Winter storm snarls holiday travel in parts of US
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Hundreds of flights were canceled and thousands more delayed across the United States on Thursday as a powerful winter storm swept through the center of the country, frustrating holiday travelers. More than 6,500 flights were delayed and some 800 more were canceled, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. A mix of rain, snow, and strong winds also made travel dangerous or impossible on roads, especially in the northern and […]
2018 hottest year for a century in France
PARIS, France (AFP) — 2018 was the hottest year in France since modern records began in 1900, the French meteorological service said Friday. “This year was the hottest France has known since modern meteorological measures came into use in 1900,” Meteo-France said. The average temperature of 14 degrees centigrade (57.2 Fahrenheit) was 1.4 degrees above the average recorded between 1981 and 2010, it said in a statement. That put it ahead of two other remarkably […]
Malaking bahagi ng bansa, patuloy na makakaranas ng pag-ulan
(Eagle News) — Sa ating ulat panahon, inaasahang magiging maulan sa malaking bahagi ng bansa. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, ang nararanasang mga pag-ulan ay dahil sa low pressure area na namataan sa layong 80 kilometers hilagang-kanluran ng Cuyo, Palawan. Mababa pa rin ang tyansa na magiging bagong bagyo ito at inaasahan nang lalabas ng bansa bukas. Nararanasan naman ang northeast monsoon o amihan sa buong Luzon. Ngayong araw, maulap na […]
Sydney cars pummeled by hail the size of tennis balls
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s largest city was picking up the pieces Friday after a series of lightning and hailstorms pummeled cars with ice blocks the size of tennis balls. The authorities issued a severe storm warning, but that was not enough to prevent damage that is already running into the tens of millions of dollars. “As of 6:30 am we are at 15,000 claims and AUS$80 million (US$57 million) in damages,” the Insurance Council […]
Ilang bahagi ng Masbate at Bohol binaha dahil sa mga pag-ulang dala ng LPA
(Eagle News) — Lubog sa baha ang ilang lugar sa mga lalawigan ng Masbate at Bohol dahil sa walang-tigil na pag-ulan na dala ng isang low pressure area (LPA). May bantang peligro naman ang dala ng mga pag-ulan dahil sa LPA dahil sa lakas ng agos ng tubig-baha sa Dimasalang, Masbate. Nabatid na pinasok ng tubig ang Municipal Agriculture Office at lubog sa baha ang Barangay Canomay, Poblacion, Gaid at G. Aliño. Samantala, lubog din […]
Bagong LPA papasok sa bansa ngayong araw
(Eagle News) — Lumakas pa ang pag-iral ng hanging amihan at apektado na maging ang bahagi ng Visayas. Dahil dito, ngayong araw, maulap na kalangitan na may mahinang pag-ulan ang maaaring maranasan sa Cagayan Valley Region, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Quezon, Aurora, Bicol Region at Eastern Visayas. Magiging maaliwalas naman ang panahon sa Metro Manila, nalalabing bahagi ng Luzon at Visayas na mayroon lamang isolated thunderstorms sa dakong hapon o gabi. Samantala, isang low pressure […]
Thousands flee cyclone on India’s east coast
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — A powerful cyclone left one person dead and forced thousands to flee their homes on India’s east coast, officials said Tuesday. Cyclone Phethai packed winds up to 90 kilometres (55 miles) per hour, felling thousands of trees and electricity pylons, and bringing heavy rains to the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh state after making landfall on Monday. Officials said 10,600 people were moved to relief camps after being evacuated from […]





