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Georgia governor declares emergency ahead of hurricane
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Georgia Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in the southern US state on Wednesday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence. Deal said he was issuing the emergency declaration for all 159 counties in Georgia “in light of the storm’s forecasted southward track after making landfall.” Florence, a powerful Category 4 hurricane, is expected to make landfall in the Carolinas late Thursday or early Friday but heavy […]
Hurricane Florence on collision course with Carolinas
by Sébastien DUVAL / with Leila Macor in Columbia, South Carolina Agence France Presse Hurricane Florence veered slightly to the southwest and weakened a bit on Wednesday but remained a powerful storm on course to deliver a potentially devastating blow to the Carolina coast. Georgia joined four other East Coast states issuing an emergency declaration as the latest forecasts showed Florence dumping torrential rain on the southern state. As Florence churned across the […]
Residents told to ‘get out now’ as Florence takes aim at Carolinas
by Sébastien DUVAL / with Leila Macor in Columbia, South Carolina Agence France Presse WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, United States (AFP) — Highways clogged with people fleeing North and South Carolina early Wednesday as monstrous Category 4 Hurricane Florence rumbled toward the eastern US as the biggest storm there in decades. While many coastal residents heeded mandatory evacuation orders, others boarded up homes and businesses and chose to brave the storm, which is forecast to trigger severe […]
DPWH-Region 1, inalerto na ang lahat ng kanilang disaster team sa magiging pananalasa ng bagyong Ompong
(Eagle News) — Nakaalerto na ang Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Team at lahat ng disaster team ng buong Region 1 sa magiging pananalasa ng bagyong Ompong. Ayon kay Engineer Josie Huamar ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 1, bahagi rin ng kanilang paghahanda ay nakapagpadala na sila ng pre-positioning team ng kanilang quick response asset na magmamando sa kanilang mga tauhan. Pinatitiyak aniya sa kanila ni DPWH Secretary Mark Villar na […]
Rain or shine: How weather works?
(AFP) — Videographics on how the weather works. US authorities have ordered one million people to evacuate the path of the extremely dangerous storm approaching the east coast. https://youtu.be/5bKZtLEIdmY
How do hurricanes form?
Videographic examining hurricanes. US authorities have ordered one million people to evacuate the path of the extremely dangerous storm approaching the east coast. (AFP Videographic)
Thunderstorm warning hoisted over QC, Pasig, San Juan, Marikina
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over several parts of Metro Manila. In an advisory issued at 9:10 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the warning covers Quezon City, Marikina, Pasig and San Juan. It said the heavy rains, lightning and strong winds may persist within one to two hours in those areas. Residents were also advised to take the necessary precautions against possible flash floods and landslides
PAGASA: “Mangkhut” on track to pass through northern Luzon once it enters PAR
(Eagle News)–“Mangkhut” is on track to pass through northern Luzon once it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Wednesday, Sept. 12. According to PAGASA, the typhoon was located 1390 kilometers east of southern Luzon. The center of “Mangkhut,” which will be named “Ompong” once it enters PAR, is packing maximum sustained winds of 200 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of up to 245 kilometers per […]
Over a million told to flee as Hurricane Florence stalks US East Coast
by Jason Ryan / with Chris Lefkow in Washington Agence France Presse CHARLESTON, United States (AFP) — More than a million people were ordered Monday to evacuate the path of Hurricane Florence as the powerful Category 4 storm packing winds of 140 miles (220 kilometers) per hour bore down on the East Coast of the United States. “This is one of the worst storms to hit the East Coast in many years,” President Donald Trump […]
Potential super typhoon with international name “Mangkhut” to enter PHL by Wednesday
(Eagle News) — A potential super typhoon may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this week, according to the country’s weather bureau. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said severe tropical storm ” Mangkhut” was last spotted at 3,255 kilometers East if Southern Luzon (14.7°N, 149.8°E) still outside PAR as of 1:00 PM Monday with maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 135 kilometers per hour. […]
Toll from Japan quake rises to 18 as hopes fade for survivors
by Kyoko Hasegawa and Richard Carter Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled through the mud Friday to find survivors from a landslide that buried houses after a powerful quake, as the death toll rose to 18. Around 22 people are still unaccounted for in the small northern countryside town of Atsuma, where a cluster of dwellings were wrecked when a hillside collapsed with the force […]
