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Cloudy skies, rains expected due to northeasterly surface windflow: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The northeasterly surface windflow is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. According to the weather bureau, Northern Luzon will have […]

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Landslides, floods kill at least 25 in southwest India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (AFP) — At least 25 people have died in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in southwestern India, officials said Sunday, as rescuers scoured for survivors in muddy debris and the military flew in emergency supplies. Residents were cut off in parts of the coastal state of Kerala as the rains, which started to intensify from late Friday, swelled rivers and flooded roads. Some 11 bodies have been found so far in […]

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Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of Luzon

(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rain showers are being experienced over portions of Ilocos Sur, particularly in Burgos, Lidlidda, San Esteban and Santiago. The same conditions are being experienced in Bolinao, Pangasinan. Moderate to occasionally heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds are also expected over portions of Bakun, Benguet within the next 20 […]

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Cloudy skies, rain showers expected due to ITCZ

PAGASA monitoring LPA off Palawan (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Coron, Palawan. PAGASA said the LPA is embedded in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, which is affecting Luzon and Visayas. Because of the ITCZ, PAGASA said cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected over Palawan. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of […]

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ITCZ affecting Luzon, Visayas: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]

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Storm “Maring” leaves at least 30 dead, 14 still missing – NDRRMC

  (Eagle News) — The death toll due to storm “Maring” has risen to 30 with 14 still missing, Malacanang said citing the latest data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. The NDRRMC said 13, or almost half of the total casualties, were aged 26 to 60. Ten victims were children, with ages ranging from less than a year old to 14 years old. Four were aged 61 above. Sixteen of the […]

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Death toll in Philippines storm rises to 19

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The death toll from a storm that triggered landslides and flash floods across the Philippines has risen to at least 19, authorities said Thursday, linking the extreme rainfall to climate change. Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in two days as it swept across the archipelago nation this week, national disaster agency spokesman Mark Timbal told AFP. Kompasu — named after the Japanese pronunciation of […]

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PAGASA: Monsoon rains expected in parts of PHL

(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or […]

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Tropical storm Pamela weakens as moves inland over Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Pamela made landfall on the western coast of Mexico on Wednesday as a Category One hurricane but weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland while bringing torrential rain, strong winds and taking down trees and poles. At 1200 GMT, Pamela crossed on to land about 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of the Pacific port of Mazatlan, in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, with sustained winds of 120 kph […]

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Pamela expected to blast into Mexico as hurricane

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Tropical Storm Pamela is expected to slam into the western coast of Mexico as a hurricane early Wednesday morning, possibly bringing life-threatening surges and dangerous winds as it makes landfall, the US National Hurricane Center warned. Overnight, Pamela was forecast to pass over the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula before accelerating towards the Pacific port city Mazatlan with tropical-storm-force winds estimated to start around 2 am (0800 GMT). […]

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All tropical cyclone wind signals lifted as “Maring” continues to move away from PHL

Monsoon rains still expected in parts of the country, PAGASA says (Eagle News) — All tropical cyclone wind signals have been lifted as Severe Tropical Storm “Maring” continues to move away from the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, monsoon rains, however, are still possible over Bataan, Zambales, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan within the next 24 hours. Gusty conditions due to the southwest monsoon being enhanced by “Maring” also remain […]

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Severe Tropical Storm “Maring” outside PAR but Signal No. 2 still hoisted over Batanes, Babuyan Group of Islands

Parts of Luzon under Signal No. 1  (Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands as Severe Tropical Storm “Maring,” now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, accelerates while traversing the West Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 1, meanwhile, are raised over the following areas, with “Maring” 505 kilometers west of Calayan, Cagayan: mainland Cagayan the western portion […]

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