Tag: Yellow

Yellow rainfall warning hoisted over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News)–A yellow rainfall warning has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao due to a low pressure area embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the warning, which means heavy rains are expected, is up over Jose Abad Santos, Don Marcelino, Malita in Davao Occidental and in  Glan, Malapatan, Alabel in Sarangani. Flooding in flood-prone areas is expected. Light to moderate rains are being experienced in Claveria […]

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Luzon grid under yellow, red alerts today, April 25

(Eagle News)–The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines placed on alert the Luzon grid on Thursday, April 25. The NGCP said a yellow alert was effective from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., and 9 p.m. to 11 p m. The NGCP said a red alert would be in effect from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The available capacity of the Luzon grid is […]

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Scores of monkeys killed in Rio yellow fever panic

by Louis Genot © Agence France-Presse Rio de Janeiro, Brazil AFP Fears of spreading yellow fever are behind the illegal killing of scores of monkeys in Rio de Janeiro, complicating efforts to fight the virus, authorities say. Locals, mistakenly believing that the animals can spread yellow fever to humans, are blamed for the surge in killings. Just this year, 238 monkeys have been found dead in Rio state, compared to 602 in all of 2017, said the city […]

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Look: Wildfires turn sky yellow over Disneyland

ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) — Smoke and flames turned the skies above Anaheim’s Disneyland yellow on Monday (October 9), as a wildfire continued to rage across California. In Anaheim, a city south of Los Angeles and home to the first ever Disney theme park, whole subdivisions of luxury homes were engulfed in flames. On Tuesday (October 10), in southern California, the so-called Canyon Fire 2 has spread to 7,500 acres (3035 hectares) in Orange County, destroying 14 […]

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Duterte: ‘Yellow’ forces behind impeachment efforts

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 12) openly accused the Liberal Party (LP) and its stalwarts for the efforts of building a case against him, which can be used for impeachment proceedings. “Huwag na tayong mag-bolahan. Sumakay itong si Obama. Sumakay si Ban Ki-moon. Alam mo kaninong laro ito? Yellow iyan,” Duterte stressed. “They can think that if they can build a case against me, I’ll be impeached,” he added. Yellow symbolized the […]

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