Pagasa warns of heavy rainfall in parts of Luzon
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MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila and some areas within Luzon were placed under orange and yellow rainfall warnings and may experience possible flooding, the state weather bureau said on Wednesday evening.
Areas under the orange rainfall warning will receive between 15 millimeters and 30 mm of rain for the next two hours, while those under the yellow rainfall warning will experience between 7.5 mm and 15 mm, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)
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Below is the list of areas under both warnings:
Orange
- Pampanga
- Bulacan
- Metro Manila
- Rizal
- Zambales
- Bataan
Yellow
- Tarlac
Meanwhile, Pagasa said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are also expected over Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, and Quezon within the next three hours.
It added Nueva Ecija is currently experiencing light to moderate rains, which may persist within three hours.
Super Typhoon Carina was last spotted some 380 kilometers north of Itbayat, Batanes, moving northwest at 20 kilometers per hour. The super typhoon was carrying maximum sustained winds of 380 kph and gusts of up to 230 kph.
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