(Eagle News)–Classes were suspended on Tuesday, Aug. 28, in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list: Dagupan City — All levels Lingayen– All levels
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Flood toll in India’s Kerala rises to 445
KOCHI, India (AFP) — The death toll from devastating floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 445 Sunday with the discovery of 28 more bodies as the waters recede and a massive cleanup gathers pace, government officials said. Around a million people are still packed into temporary relief camps and 15 are reported missing even as the government mounts an operation to clean homes and public places that have been filled with […]
Over 1,200 people killed in South Asia monsoon
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — More than 1,200 people have been killed across South Asia in monsoon storms so far this year, according to figures collected by AFP as India counts the rising toll from floods that have devastated southern Kerala state. The monsoon, which lasts from June to September, causes widespread death and destruction across South Asia each year, with the tourist hotspot of Kerala suffering its worst floods in nearly 100 years. Kerala […]
Transport disruption as typhoon batters Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A strong typhoon barreled toward Japan’s northern island Friday after churning over parts of western Japan already hit by deadly flooding last month, but while transport links were disrupted, injuries and damages were limited. Typhoon Cimaron made landfall late Thursday and passed over the Japanese archipelago overnight, bringing winds of nearly 200 kilometers per hour (134 mph) and dumping up to 600 millimeters (24 inches) of rain in 48 hours, according […]
Continuous rains bring damage to roads and bridges in Bataan, says DPWH
(Eagle News) — Bataan is still experiencing heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat, which has damaged many roads and bridges in the province, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH 2nd District Engr. Ulysses Llado said that one of the bridges that were damaged was the Roman Superhighway or the Bataan Provincial Expressway. Llado said that this was the first time that the rains have lasted for […]
Hurricane Lane pummels Hawaii with torrential rain
by Ronit Fahl Agence France Presse Torrential rains struck Hawaii as Hurricane Lane moved toward the island state, triggering land slides and flash flooding. At 0600 GMT, the National Weather Service said the hurricane was packing winds in excess of 120 miles per hour (195 kilometers per hour), despite being downgraded to category three. Currently located some 230 miles south of the capital Honolulu, Hurricane Lane was expected to hit very close to the […]
Transport disruption as typhoon batters Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A strong typhoon Friday churned over parts of western Japan already hit by deadly flooding last month, but while transport links were disrupted there were few immediate reports of injury or damage. Typhoon Cimaron made landfall late Thursday and passed over the Japanese archipelago overnight, bringing winds of nearly 200 kilometres per hour (134 mph) and dumping up to 600 millimetres of rain in 48 hours, according to the Japan Meteorological […]
Trump declares emergency as Hawaii braces for hurricane
by Ronit Fahl Agence France Presse Hurricane Lane drenched Hawaii Thursday ahead of its arrival in the island state, prompting US President Donald Trump to declare a state of emergency as landslides and flash flooding left roads blocked. The National Weather Service said Lane — located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of Hawaii — remained a powerful category four hurricane, packing winds in excess of 130 miles per hour. The eye was expected […]
Strong typhoon barrels towards flood-hit western Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A strong typhoon hurtled towards western Japan on Thursday, with forecasters warning of heavy rains and landslides, including in areas hit by deadly flooding last month. Typhoon Cimaron, with maximum gusts of 216 kilometres (133 miles) per hour, was around 280 kilometres southeast of the Goto islands at 2300 GMT Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The typhoon is expected to make landfall late Thursday and head north through Friday morning, […]
Isolated rains forecast in M. Manila today
(Eagle News)—There may be isolated rainshowers in Metro Manila today, Thursday, Aug. 23. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon except for a few areas may experience the same conditions, including partly cloudy to cloudy skies, due to the southwest monsoon being enhanced by three weather systems outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. These include a low pressure area that may develop into a typhoon […]
Rare hurricane warning as Hawaii braces for major storm; Hurricane Lane slightly weakens to category 4 storm
by Ronen Zilberman Agence France Presse HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP) — Residents of Hawaii on Wednesday were bracing for a rare landfall by a powerful hurricane as they stocked up on water, food and emergency supplies. Hurricane Lane, which weakened slightly to a category 4 storm overnight, is packing 155-mile-per-hour winds and is expected to reach the archipelago’s Big Island by nightfall. President Donald Trump, in a tweet, urged residents to prepare for the storm, which […]
Hurricane Lane grows to category 5 as it heads toward Hawaii
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Lane has grown to a category 5 storm as it approaches Hawaii with potential for torrential rain, flash flooding and landslides, forecasters said. As per the latest models, the center of Lane will move very close to or over the main Hawaiian Islands from Thursday through Saturday, the National Weather Service’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu said. The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 160 miles […]
