INQToday: Carina intensifies further, may become super typhoon; Flood hits Metro Manila roads

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:

Carina intensifies further, may become super typhoon — Pagasa

Typhoon Carina further intensified on Wednesday morning and is expected to make landfall in Taiwan in the afternoon or evening, the state weather bureau said.

As of 11:00 a.m., Carina was last spotted 345 kilometers north-northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. It was packing maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 205 kph, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

Flood hits Metro Manila roads on Wednesday

Gutter to chest-high floods affected many roads in Metro Manila on Wednesday due to heavy rains, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

Marcos orders swift assistance to typhoon victims

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered all concerned agencies to extend “swift” assistance to those affected by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon.

Marcos made the pronouncement as heavy rain and flooding battered and inundated several parts of the country on Wednesday, including Metro Manila.

4 dead in Agoncillo, Batangas landslide

Four persons, including a pregnant woman, were killed in a landslide in Agoncillo, Batangas province due to incessant rains.

The local government of Agoncillo on Wednesday said the landslide struck in Sitio Manalao, Subic Ilaya.