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PAGASA says monsoon rains still possible (Eagle News) — Storm signals have been lifted but monsoon rains are still possible, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, Typhoon “Karding” is now over the West Philippine Sea and has slightly intensified. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 170 kph. In the next 24 hours, then, occasional monsoon rains are […]
San Ildefonso, Philippines |(AFP) by Ron LOPEZ The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year left at least six people dead, authorities said Monday, after heavy rain and fierce winds battered the country’s most populous island. Typhoon Noru toppled trees, knocked out power and flooded low-lying communities as it swept across Luzon on Sunday and Monday. There have so far been no reports of widespread severe damage from the storm, which hit the country […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — The death toll from floods that swept away a group of people at a religious retreat in western Venezuela has risen to eight, authorities said on Sunday, as the search for two more missing people continued. Around 40 members of a Methodist church had gathered in Tachira state on Friday when heavy rains caused flooding, state governor Freddy Bernal tweeted. Some of the worshippers were bathing in the river when the […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over parts of Luzon even as “Karding” slightly weakened. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the storm signal: The central and western portions of Pangasinan (Santa Barbara, Bayambang, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Calasiao, San Carlos City, Basista, Urbiztondo, Mangatarem, Aguilar, Bugallon, Binmaley, Lingayen, Labrador, Sual, City of Alaminos, Bolinao, Anda, Bani, Agno, Burgos, Mabini, Dasol, Infanta, Malasiqui, Alcala, Bautista) […]
Montreal, Canada (AFP) by Mathiew LEISER Powerful storm Fiona lashed into eastern Canada on Saturday, cutting power to thousands and washing houses into the sea as it pummeled the area with fierce winds and rains “like nothing we’ve ever seen,” police said. Two women were swept into the ocean in Newfoundland, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. One was rescued, and investigators were looking into the second case. Mayor Brian Button of Channel-Port aux Basques, […]
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Thousands were without running water and power in central Japan on Sunday after Typhoon Talas dumped record rains on the region, triggering floods and landslides, and leaving at least two dead. The body of a man in Kakegawa city, Shizuoka region, was pulled from what remained of his house on Saturday after a landslide destroyed it, a regional disaster management official told AFP. “Another male (in neighbouring Fukuroi city) was driving to […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 2 is raised over parts of Luzon as “Karding” intensified into a severe tropical storm. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following are under the storm signal: the southeastern portion of Isabela (Dinapigue); the northern portion of Aurora (Dinalungan, Casiguran, Dilasag); and Polillo Islands. Meanwhile, the following are under Signal No. 1: the southern portion of Cagayan (Peñablanca, Iguig, Tuguegarao City, Enrile, Solana, Tuao, Piat, Amulung, Rizal); […]
by Sarah TITTERTON Agence France-Presse HAMILTON, Bermuda (AFP) — The beach chairs and umbrellas were put away, storefronts were covered and a lighthouse illuminated racing clouds overhead as Bermuda braced Thursday for Hurricane Fiona, a powerful Category 4 storm that has left a trail of destruction in the Caribbean. Wind and waves were picking up as darkness fell over the British territory, and Bermudians rushed to the safety of their sturdy homes ahead of the […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) — Hurricane Fiona churned toward Bermuda as a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as Puerto Rico struggled to restore power and water after receving a crushing blow. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Fiona was expected to approach Bermuda, a British territory of some 64,000 people, late on Thursday. In Washington, the State Department advised Americans to reconsider travel to Bermuda and authorized family members of US government […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Luzon. According to PAGASA, the LPA was so far located 1,015 km east of the central part of the main island. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon and localized thunderstorms are affecting Mindanao. PAGASA said Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Light to moderate with occasional heavy rains, meanwhile, are affecting […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) — Hurricane Fiona battered the Turks and Caicos islands as a powerful Category 3 storm on Tuesday after leaving a trail of destruction in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The top US disaster management official was headed to Puerto Rico meanwhile to assess the damage in the US territory still struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria five years ago. Fiona has left at least two people dead as it […]
by Erika Santelices Agence France-Presse NAGUA, Dominican Republic (AFP) — Hurricane Fiona dumped torrential rain on the Dominican Republic and left one person there dead on Monday after triggering major flooding in Puerto Rico and widespread power blackouts across both Caribbean islands. The storm strengthened to a Category Two hurricane late Monday, said the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), which forecast continuing rains and possible new catastrophic floods during the night in both Puerto Rico […]
