Heavy rainfall warning up in Southern Luzon, Western Visayas

MANILA, Philippines — Some areas in Southern Luzon and Western Visayas were placed under orange and yellow rainfall warnings on Tuesday afternoon and may experience possible flooding, the state weather bureau said.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), areas under the orange rainfall warning will receive between 15 millimeters (mm) 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.

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Below is the list of areas under both warnings:

Orange

• Occidental Mindoro (Lubang, Looc)

Yellow

• Guimaras
• Antique (Caluya, Libertad, Pandan, Sebaste, Culasi)
• Iloilo (Miagao, San Joaquin, Igbaras, Tubungan, Leon, Alimodian, San Miguel, Maasin, Cabatuan, New Lucena, Zarraga, Dumangas, Leganes, Santa Barbara, Pavia, Iloilo City, Oton, Tigbauan, Guimbal)
• Aklan (Malay, Buruanga, Nabas)
• Occidental Mindoro (Paluan, Mamburao, Abra de Ilog, Santa Cruz, Sablayan, Calintaan, Rizal, San Jose, Magsaysay)

Pagasa also warned the public that flooding is possible in these provinces, especially those with low-lying areas. Landslides might also occur in mountainous regions.

Based on its latest cyclone update, the state weather service reported that Typhoon Carina was last spotted some 325 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes. It was moving northward at 20 kilometers per hour (kph), carrying maximum sustained winds of 150 kph with gusts of up to 185 kph.

Carina has also enhanced the southwest monsoon or habagat, bringing “moderate to intense rainfall over various localities in the western portion of Luzon today through Thursday.”