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MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Some 127 people were missing Tuesday after a vessel adrift off Mumbai’s coast sank during Cyclone Tauktae, the Indian navy said as two ships and helicopters were deployed to assist in the search. The vessel was carrying 273 people when it started drifting on Monday as strong winds battered India’s western coast, sending huge waves crashing onto its shores and turning roads into rivers. The defence ministry said 146 people were […]
by Sam Panthaky MAHUVA, India (AFP) — A deadly cyclone blasted ashore in western India late Monday with fierce winds and drenching rains that turned streets into rivers, disrupting the country’s response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak. Cyclone Tauktae, which local press reports called the biggest to hit the area in 30 years, has unleashed heavy weather since the weekend that killed at least 20 people in its approach to land. It made landfall in […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rain showers are expected in parts of the Philippines today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, BARMM, and Zamboanga Peninsula, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. The weather bureau said the conditions were due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest […]
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) — A major cyclone packing ferocious winds and threatening a destructive storm surge bore down on India on Monday, disrupting the country’s urgent response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak. At least six people died over the weekend in torrential rains and winds as Tauktae, according to press reports the biggest to hit western India in 30 years, swept over the Arabian Sea with Gujarat state in its sights. The “Extremely Severe Cyclonic […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. The rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said Luzon, VIsayas, and Mindanao will have light to […]
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) — At least four people have died in torrential rain and winds as virus-hit India braces for a powerful cyclone, officials said Sunday, with tens of thousands set to be evacuated from their homes. Cyclone Tauktae — India’s first major tropical storm this season — is moving northwards in parallel with the country’s western coast, bringing heavy rains, thunderstorms and strong winds to several states, the meteorological department said. It is expected […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines today, May 16. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Palawan including Kalayaan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Visayas and Occidental Mindoro will, on the other hand, have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms will also prevail over Bicol Region, Northern […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Palawan and Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, moderate to heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds are expected over portions of Surigao del Sur (Carrascal, Cantilan, Hinatuan), within the next one […]
(Eagle News) — “Crising” has weakened into a low pressure area. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, all tropical cyclone wind signals are lifted. Light to moderate with at times heavy rains, however, may still be experienced over Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Cotabato, Maguindanao, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, and Misamis Occidental, with the LPA estimated in […]
(Eagle News) — Parts of the country are still under Signal No. 1 on Friday, May 14, as Tropical Depression “Crising” accelerates. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: The southeastern portion of Negros Oriental (Dumaguete City, Valencia, Sibulan, Santa Catalina, Siaton, Zamboanguita, Dauin, Bacong) and Siquijor The western portion of Misamis Oriental (Jasaan, Villanueva, Tagoloan, Cagayan de Oro City, Opol, City of […]
(Eagle News) — More areas are under storm signals as Tropical Storm “Crising” accelerated and continued to move towards the Davao Oriental-Surigao del Sur area on Thursday, May 13. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its 2 p.m. bulletin that the following areas are under Signal No. 2: The southern portion of Surigao del Sur (Lingig, City of Bislig) the southern portion of Agusan del Sur (Loreto, Trento, Bunawan, Santa Josefa, […]
(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds, in particular, are expected over portions of Pangasinan (Alaminos, Bani and Umingan) and Mt. Province(Tadian). PAGASA said these were due to thunderstorms. These conditions, the weather bureau said, are already being experienced over Agno, Burgos, and Mabini, also in Pangasinan. PAGASA said […]
