Signal No. 1 raised over 5 Bicol provinces due to depression Juaning

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) raised storm signal No. 1 over Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Albay and Camarines Sur and Norte on Monday afternoon, as tropical depression Juaning passed through the country.

Juaning will be bringing wet days to southern Luzon, Visayas and western Mindanao, and the rains could become widespread over the Bicol and Samar areas, according to the Pagasa.

Pagasa also warned residents in areas under storm signal No. 1, especially those in low-lying and mountainous areas, of possible flash floods and landslides, and advised them to take precautions.

The rest of the country would have mostly cloudy skies with rain showers and thunderstorms, Pagasa added.

PagasA also said that those at the eastern seaboards of Luzon and Visayas could expect strong to gale force winds, and warned fishing boats and other small vessels not to venture out into the sea. Larger vessels should watch out for big waves, it added.

As of Monday afternoon, Juaning was 250 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, and moving northwest at 19 kilometers per hour. It had maximum winds of 55 kilometers near the center.

By Tuesday afternoon, Juaning is expected to be 140 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora. By Wednesday afternoon, it was forecast to be 120 kilometers north northwest of Laoag City and by Thursday afternoon, 490 kilometers northwest of Basco, Batanes.