PAGASA monitoring new LPA east of Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines — State weather bureau PAGASA has spotted a new low pressure area east of Mindanao, a day after Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) left the Philippine area of responsibility.
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New LPA spotted off Mindanao
(UPDATES) THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Friday said that a new low-pressure area (LPA) was sighted 1,035 kilometers east of southeastern Mindanao, but its effect will not be felt in the country for the next 48 hours. «It was forecast to unlikely affect the country in at least over the next 48 hours, but it would bring rain in some areas,» Pagasa weather specialist James Daniel Villamil said. Monsoon rains brought by the southwest monsoon are affecting the Ilocos Region, Batanes and Babuyan Islands. It could bring occasional rains over Bataan, Zambales and Pampanga, the state-run weather agency said in its 5 a.m. advisory.
Nearly 300,000 displaced in eastern China as Typhoon Gaemi hits
Authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people and suspended public transport across eastern China on Friday due to Typhoon Gaemi, which brought torrential rains that have already caused five deaths in Taiwan. Gaemi, the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years, made landfall on Thursday, flooding parts of the island's second largest city. Typhoon also intensified seasonal rains in the Philippines on its way to Taiwan, triggering floods and landslides that resulted in 20 deaths.
Go ties for joint 24th after 66
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Typhoon Gaemi: Climate Change Intensifies Rainfall Patterns, Typhoons, Warn Scientists
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Globe begins restoration in typhoon-hit areas
MANILA, Philippines — Leading telco Globe Telecom Inc. has begun restoration work on their lines in the few areas in Metro Manila and Northern Luzon that were disrupted due to the heavy rains and severe floods brought by Typhoon Carina earlier this week.
Go shines amid stormy weather in Japan
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More rain than 'Ondoy' but less intense: Why 'Carina'-enhanced habagat submerged Luzon
MANILA, Philippines — This week's devastating floods from Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) enhanced by the southwest monsoon have caused people to relive their memories of Typhoon Ondoy in 2009, which similarly poured enough rain to engulf whole cities and turn streets into rivers.