‘Quinta’ leaves 9 dead
Tropical Storm “Quinta” left at least nine people dead and four missing in a sweep across the Visayan and Bicol regions that sent flash floods rampaging in the lowlands and tens of thousands fleeing to safer grounds.
Tropical Storm “Quinta” left at least nine people dead and four missing in a sweep across the Visayan and Bicol regions that sent flash floods rampaging in the lowlands and tens of thousands fleeing to safer grounds.
Tropical storm “Quinta” cut across the Visayas on Wednesday, triggering scattered floods and landslides, but mercifully losing steam before it could wreak havoc on the country still recovering from a lethal typhoon that struck three weeks ago.
Classes in the elementary and high school levels in Naga City and the rest of Camarines Sur were ordered suspended Monday by Gov. Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte after storm signal number 2 was hoisted over the province due to tropical storm Pedring.
Tropical Storm “Pedring” swept toward Luzon Sunday, prompting officials to warn residents of massive flooding and landslides and order the evacuation of thousands in danger zones. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Pedring (international name: Nesat) was likely to pack more wallop before it strikes either Isabela or Aurora Monday night. [...]
Tropical Storm “Juaning” damaged an estimated P199.4 million worth of crops, mostly in the Bicol region, while the death toll climbed to 41 as of Friday. The Department of Agriculture reported that some 21,761 hectares of agriculture lands were affected in Central Luzon, Mimaropa (Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan), and Bicol regions [...]
THE rains in Cebu would subside within the week following the departure of Tropical Storm Juaning from the country, the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said yesterday. Pagasa weather analyst Alex Padin said Cebu will continue to experience rain showers and thunderstorms with heavy winds. But this won’t be as heavy as [...]
