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(Eagle News) — Patuloy na binabantayan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang isang low pressure area (LPA) sa silangan ng Cagayan. Ayon sa PAGASA , huling namataan ang sama ng panahon sa layong 1,030 kilometro silangan ng Aparri, Cagayan. Hindi inaasahan ng PAGASA na magiging isang bagong bagyo ang LPA at sa ngayon ay wala pa itong direktang epekto sa bansa. Ngayong araw, maalinsangang panahon ang mararanasan sa buong bansa na may […]
(Eagle News) — Sa ating ulat panahon, wala nang inaasahang mga pag-ulan ang maiuugnay sa bagyong Queenie na kasalukuyan nang nasa labas ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Gayunman, ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, dahil sa bagyo, nakataas pa rin ang gale warning sa mga baybaying dagat ng Batanes, Babuyan Group of Islands, Cagayan, Isabela at Ilocos Norte at mapanganib pa rin ang paglalayag. Huli itong namataan sa layong 825 kilometers […]
CALGARY (Eagle News) — It’s only October and Calgarians woke up to heavy snow. According to Environment Canada, “General snowfall amounts of 10 to 25 cm are expected with a temperature of -3C however amounts of up to 45 cm are possible in the Mountains and under the more intense snowbands.” The snow became a problem for many buses early this morning, leaving them stuck on the road and stranding commuters. Some bus routes were […]
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Richard CARTER Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful typhoon sliced through Japan after making landfall Sunday evening, injuring dozens, halting transport, and bringing fierce winds and torrential rain to areas already battered by a string of recent extreme weather episodes. Typhoon Trami sparked travel disruption in the world’s third-biggest economy, with bullet train services suspended, more than 1,000 flights canceled and Tokyo’s evening train services scrapped. National broadcaster […]
MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Hurricane Rosa strengthened Thursday to a Category 4 storm off northern Mexico’s Pacific coast, though it was expected to weaken again before making landfall, the US National Hurricane Center said. “Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 145 miles (230 kilometers) per hour, with higher gusts,” it said in its 0300 GMT bulletin. Forecasters expect the strength could start weakening slowly Saturday into next week. Rosa is currently located 975 kilometers […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A large, very strong typhoon churned towards Japan Friday, with the weather agency warning the storm would rip through the nation over the weekend, bringing violent winds and torrential rain. Typhoon Trami, packing gusts of a maximum 162 kilometers (100 miles) per hour near its center, was in the Pacific spiraling slowly towards Japan’s southern islands. “As it is forecast to go across Japan at a high speed, we are urging […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — Nearly 200 people have died in flooding caused by heavy seasonal rains across 12 states in Nigeria, the country’s main relief agency said on Thursday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said 199 people had lost their lives after the main Niger and Benue rivers burst their banks. A national disaster has been declared in the central states of Kogi, where the two rivers meet, and Niger, plus Delta and […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — Nearly 200 people have died in flooding caused by heavy seasonal rains across 12 states in Nigeria, the country’s main relief agency said on Thursday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said 199 people had lost their lives after the main Niger and Benue rivers burst their banks. A national disaster has been declared in the central states of Kogi, where the two rivers meet, and Niger, plus Delta and Anambra […]
(Eagle News) — The Emergency Operation center of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is still on red alert status due to typhoon Paeng (international name Trami). NDRRMC Spokesperson Edgar Posadas said the red alert status was not removed due to the on-going rescue operation for the missing victims of landslides in Itogon, Benguet and Naga City, Cebu. “Naka red-alert po tayo. Ibig sabihin nandoon lahat yung essential na ahensya na magproprovide […]
by Fethi Belaid Agence France Presse NABEUL, Tunisia (AFP) — Flash floods in Tunisia’s Cap Bon peninsula have killed at least five people, authorities said Sunday, as surging waters caused by heavy rains carried away homes, cars and chunks of road. Saturday’s storm caused water levels in some areas to rise as much as 1.7 meters (5.6 feet), as bridges and roads were damaged in record rains that dropped the equivalent of nearly six months […]
by Nicholas Kamm with Chris Lefkow in Washington Agence France Presse CONWAY, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump toured storm-battered areas of the Carolinas on Wednesday, handing out meals to residents and promising the “100 percent” support of the federal government to victims of Hurricane Florence. “Washington is with you. Trump is with you,” the president said during a briefing at emergency operations headquarters in Conway, South Carolina. Trump began his tour of […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon Ompong destroyed houses and other structures in Gonzaga in the province of Cagayan. Many classrooms were also destroyed by Typhoon Ompong in Gonzaga National High School. (Photos courtesy of Eagle News Correspondent Rhodalyn Sumer) (Photos courtesy of Gonzaga National High School Principal) (Photos sent by the Principal of Gonzaga National High School)
