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Yolanda-hit areas now under signal no. 2 due to Basyang

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    Friday, January 31, 2014

    MANILA (Updated) -- Public storm warning signals have been raised in 30 areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, including provinces ravaged by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last year.

    The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said storm warning signal number 2 was hoisted over the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Eastern Samar, Samar and Camotes Island in the Visayas, and Camiguin, Dinagat, Surigao del Norte, Siargao Island, north of Surigao del Sur and northern part of Agusan del Norte in Mindanao as Basyang intensified into a tropical storm Friday.

    Placed under public storm warning number 1 were parts of northern Samar, Biliran Island, Aklan, Capiz, Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental and Oriental and Siquijor in Visayas, and parts of Misamis Oriental and Occidental, rest of Agusan del Norte and Surigao Del Sur, Agusan del Sur, north of Bukidnon, and Zamboanga del Norte in Mindanao.

    Pagasa said Basyang continues to move west toward Leyte-Caraga area at 30 kilometers per hour (kph).

    As of 10 a.m. Friday, the tropical storm was estimated at 500 kilometers (km) east northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, packing maximum winds of up to 65 kph and gustiness of up to 80 kph.

    "On Saturday morning, Basyang is expected to be in the vicinity of Naga City, Cebu until it moves towards northwest of Puerto Princesa City on Sunday morning and expected to leave PAR (Philippine Area of Responsibility) on Monday morning," Pagasa said.



    The weather bureau warned the residents and the local disaster risk reduction management councils in low-lying and mountainous areas in places under storm signals number 1 and 2 to be alert against possible flashfloods and landslides. Those living near the coastal areas were also alerted for possible storm surges.

    It said the Bicol Region, Palawan and the rest of Visayas and Mindanao will be cloudy with light to moderate rain showers and thunderstorms, while Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon may continue to enjoy the cold weather with cloudy skies and isolated light rains.

    Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and coming from the northeast to northwest over Mindanao, and the coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be moderate to rough, Pagasa added.

    "Fishing boats and other small sea crafts are advised not to venture out into the eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon and Visayas due to Basyang and the Northeast Monsoon," Pagasa said.

    Pagasa’s latest bulletin stated that Basyang will bring an estimated rainfall amount of five to 15 millimeters per hour (moderate – heavy) within its 400 kilometers diameter.

    Meanwhile, bad weather brought by Basyang has caused the cancellation of a Manila-bound flight from Surigao and its return flight on Friday, the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) reported.

    The cancelled flights were PAL Express flight 2P-065 and its return trip flight 2P-066, DOTC said on Twitter.

    Source: Cebu, Bohol, Samar, Leyte now under storm signal number 2 due to Basyang | Sun.Star
     
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