Tag: weather

#WalangPasok: Klase sa Holy Spirit Nat’l High School, kanselado na rin

(Eagle News) — Dahil sa patuloy na malakas na buhos ng ulan, nag-anunsyo na kaninang alas-diyes ng umaga (10:00 AM) ng kanselasyon ng klase sa Holy Spirit National High School. Marami naman ang nadismaya dahil sa malaking abala. Isa ang Holy Spirit National High School sa lungsod ng Quezon City ang nagpauwi na ng mga studyante at ang walang sundo ay hindi pinalalabas. Retchel Micu, Arlene Velayo

Fierce heatwave hits Japan flood recovery

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A blistering heatwave smothered swathes of flood-hit western Japan Monday, hampering clean-up efforts as survivors and relief workers toil in stifling temperatures a week after devastating inundations that killed more than 200 people. Tens of thousands of rescue workers are still digging through the debris for bodies after Japan’s worst weather-related disaster in over three decades, which saw record downpours spark flash flooding and landslides across the region. The toll of […]

Ilang lugar sa Central Luzon, walang pasok ngayong araw, Hulyo 13

(Eagle News) — Nagsuspinde na ng klase sa ilang lugar sa Central Luzon ngayong araw, Hulyo 13 dahil sa masamang panahon at pag-ulang nararanasan dulot ng southwest monsoon o habagat. Narito ang listahan ng mga lugar na nagsuspinde ng klase ngayong araw: Bataan – All Levels; Public at Private, Olongapo City – All Levels, Public and Private; at Marilao Central School mula Pre-School to Grade 6. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration, ngayong […]

LPA, binabantayan ng PAGASA; posibleng pumasok sa bansa sa Sabado

(Eagle News) — Isang sama ng panahon sa labas ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) ang binabantayan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Huling namataan ang Low Pressure Area (LPA) sa layong 1,365 kilometro silangan ng Visayas. Wala pa itong epekto sa anumang bahagi ng bansa ngunit inaasahang papasok ito ng PAR ngayong weekend. Sakaling maging bagyo habang nasa loob ng bansa ay papangalanan itong “Henry.” Samantala, isa pang cloud cluster o kaulapan […]

Japan rains disaster toll rises to 199: government

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The toll in record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose Thursday to 199, with dozens still missing, a top government spokesman said. Yoshihide Suga said search operations were continuing after the worst weather-related disaster in Japan in over three decades. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who visited one of the worst-affected regions on Wednesday, plans to travel Friday to another area hit by deadly flooding and landslides after the rains, Suga […]

Taiwan spared as Typhoon Maria weakens

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Schools and offices were closed in parts of Taiwan Wednesday as Typhoon Maria skirted the island bringing torrential rain and powerful winds. Officials had warned of floods and landslides, evacuating thousands of people, but the storm weakened as it approached Taiwan and moved past it to the north. Downpours of up to 100 millimetres (four inches) hit some areas overnight, according to the weather bureau, and strong winds were still […]

Japan PM to meet stranded evacuees in flood disaster zone; death toll rises to 179

by Hiroshi Hiyama Agence France-Presse KURASHIKI, Japan (AFP) – Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe headed Wednesday to one of the areas worst-hit by record rains as the death toll rose to 179 and thousands of evacuees remained stranded in shelters. Abe, who cancelled a four-stop foreign trip planned for this week as the disaster worsened, was due to visit the flood-ravaged Okayama area to see the scale of the damage first-hand. With dozens reportedly still […]

Typhoon “Gardo” expected to leave PAR as early as Tuesday night

(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Gardo” has weakened as it moved towards waters north of the country. Based on the weather bureau’s forecast, the eye of Typhoon “Gardo” the eye of Typhoon “Gardo” was located based on all available data at 760 km Northeast of Basco, Batanes (23.6 N, 128.5 E).  It has weakened and has maximum sustained winds of 170 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kph. It is moving West […]

Taiwan shuts down for Typhoon Maria

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) – Schools and offices in Taiwan will close Tuesday and flights have been cancelled as Typhoon Maria churns towards Taiwan bringing torrential rains and powerful winds. Maria was 500 kilometers (310 miles) east of the northeastern coastal town of Yilan with gusts of up to 190 kilometres an hour as of 10 am local time (0200 GMT), the weather bureau said. Its impact was expected to be the strongest from late Tuesday […]

UPDATED: Japan rescuers go house to house as flood toll hits 156

by Hiroshi Hiyama  Agence France-Presse KURASHIKI, Japan (AFP) — Rescue workers carried out house-to-house searches Tuesday in the increasingly unlikely hope of finding survivors after days of deadly floods and landslides that have claimed 156 lives in Japan’s worst weather-related disaster for decades. The record downpours that began last week have stopped and receding flood waters have laid bare the destruction that has cut a swathe through the west of the country. In the city […]