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MANILA, Philippines (Updated 12:49 p.m.) — Tropical Storm Jenny has maintained its strength as it accelerates west southwestward over the Philippine Sea, according to the latest forecast of PAGASA.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:50 p.m.) — Ganap nang isang bagyo ang dati'y low pressure area (LPA) sa silangan ng Gitnang Luzon, bagay na tatawagin na ngayong bagyong "Jenny."
A typhoon dumped heavy rain in the northern Philippines but didn't make landfall as it moved toward southern Taiwan and is aiming at China's southern coast.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri blew ashore in a cluster of islands and lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead and displacing thousands of others as it blew roofs off rural houses, flooded low-lying villages and toppled trees, officials said.
MANILA: Tropical storm Saola has intensified into a super typhoon, the Philippine weather bureau said on Sunday, raising the possibility of heavy rain and powerful winds hitting important rice and corn growing areas in northern provinces. Saola, with maximum winds of up to 185 kph near its centre and gusts of up to 230 kph, was over coastal waters of Isabela province early on Sunday, the bureau said in a bulletin. Heavy rainfall was expected later on Sunday and on Monday in the provinces of Isabela, Cagayan, Ilocos and the mountainous Cordillera region, raising the risk of flooding and landslides, the weather bureau said. These provinces are among the country's biggest rice, corn and vegetable producers.
Taiwan shut offices and canceled flights across parts of the south on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Saola sweeps past the island’s southern tip, heading toward the Chinese coast after battering northern Philippines.The Philippine weather bureau Pagasa hoisted the third-highest wind signal over northern areas, warning of a “dangerous” typhoon and risk of damage to structures in its bulletin this morning. Taiwan shut some offices and schools in parts of Kaohsiung and Pingtung and canceled more than a dozen flights.Saola strengthened into a super typhoon Tuesday night as it traversed the waters of Batanes province, according to Pagasa. The typhoon prompted the evacuation of almost 50,000 people in the Philippines to safer grounds.With the storm around 200 kilometers off Taiwan’s southernmost point, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has activated routine typhoon preparation procedures at its fabs, including placing emergency response teams on standby, the company said in a statement.
MANILA: Tropical storm Saola headed towards Taiwan on Monday while bringing heavy rain to the northern Philippines, cutting power to some towns and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said. With Saola forecast to make landfall over southern Taiwan late on Wednesday or early on Thursday, the typhoon's maximum winds eased to 155 kilometres per hour (96 miles per hour), with gusts of up to 190 kph (118 mph), the weather agency said. The seventh tropical storm in the Philippines this year, Saola had sustained winds of 185 kph (115 mph) and gusts of up to 230 kph (143 mph) on Sunday evening. Besides the wind, rain and power cuts, it forced nearly 2,000 people to seek shelter in evacuation centres, the disaster agency said.
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to the Philippines.