A TROPICAL storm northeast of the country has dumped rains over a large portion of Luzon, the weather bureau said yesterday, as alerts were issued on possible flash floods and landslides. According to a 5:00 p.m. bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), tropical storm Maring (international code name: Trami) has winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 80 kph. It is expected to move east-northeast at 7 kph. “Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) and the provinces of Benguet, Zambales, Bataan and Occidental Mindoro will experience monsoon rains which may trigger flash floods and landslides,” PAGASA said. “Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail throughout the archipelago and the coastal waters will be moderate to rough,” it added. The state weather bureau earlier yesterday advised fishermen, especially those using small sea craft, “not to venture out over the seaboards of Northern and Central Luzon, Cavite, Mindoro Occidental, and over the western coast of Batangas due to the possible big waves generated by the enhance southwest monsoon. No storm alerts were raised as Maring was not expected to hit land. Maring followed last week’s onslaught of typhoon Labuyo (Utor) which lashed northern Luzon, leaving 11 persons dead and three others still missing as of yesterday. According to data released by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) yesterday, Labuyo’s damage to agriculture and infrastructure has reached 1.42 billion. The council’s “Situation Report Number 18 Effects of Typhoon Labuyo” stated that agricultural damage was at 1.004 billion and infrastructure 414.11 million. Among the affected regions, Central Luzon suffered the most with 683.37 million in damage to agriculture and property, followed by Cagayan Valley 473.65 million, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 241.45 million, Ilocos 11.912 million, and Bicol 8.30 million. The crops subsector recorded the largest damage at 696.10 million while high-value commercial crops such as mango, banana, papaya and vegetables lost 286.26 million. Further, production damage to livestock and fisheries amounted to 2.72 million and 19.50 million, respectively. The NDRRMC also reported that 13 roads in Ilocos, Central Luzon and CAR remain impassable. Damaged houses reached 21,153, of which 2,593 are totally damaged.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:49:46 +0000
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