Typhoon Update

[jonski]

hay naku! kung alam ko lang na ganito kalakas yung bagyo sana sinamahan ko na dad ko umuwi sa pangasinan kahapon. gusto ko man umuwi eh block na yata mga daan ng mga pulis.

[mikey177]

Medyo humina si Paeng habang lumalakbay sa Luzon. The areas under storm signal number 4 have been lowered to signal number 3. Let's pray that this typhoon doesn't do much damage and that it continues to weaken. Kawawa nga yung mga magsasaka at mangingisda kung maapektuhan sila nito.

[gearspeed]

Dito sa amin kagabi lakas ng hangin pero nung madaling araw umulan ng malakas.

[ssaloon]

sa amin kagabi pa malakas ang hangin, tapos umulan ng madaling araw. katamad tuloy bumangon...

[Kikkomann]

Siyete talaga, sana wala na lang pasok.

[Gumusut_Amige]

Ano na update itong si Tiyo Paeng?

[boybi]

Tropical Cyclone Update
Issued at: 11:00 a.m., 30 October 2006
Typhoon "PAENG" is now off the coast of La Union and weakened after crossing Coldillera Mountains.

[j_avonni]

Ano na update itong si Tiyo Paeng?

‘Paeng’ lashes northern RP, leaving 3 dead--officials

By Thea Alberto
INQ7.net
Last updated 11:52am (Mla time) 10/30/2006

(2ND UPDATE) TYPHOON “Paeng” (international codename: Cimaron) blew over the northern Philippines on Monday, felling trees, toppling power lines, blasting roofs off homes, and leaving at least three people dead, officials said.

Paeng, the second typhoon to hit the northern Philippines in as many months and possibly one of the strongest, was packing maximum winds of 175 kilometers (109 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 210 kph (130 mph).

It was forecast to exit the region in the direction of Vietnam later Monday, according to the Philippine weather bureau.

Paeng’s strength decreased to175 kilometers per hour from maximum sustained winds 195 kph near the center, weather branch chief Nathaniel Cruz of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in a live interview over GMA Network's "Unang Hirit" earlier in the day.

Public storm warning signal number 4, a level given only when winds exceed 185 kph, has been lowered, according to PAGASA’s website.

But storm signal number 3, meaning winds of between 100 and 185 kph remained in effect over Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, northern Aurora, Quirino, southern Cagayan, southern Apayao, Abra, Mountain Province, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Benguet, Pangasinan, northern Zambales, Ifugao and Kalinga.

Signal number 2, or winds of between 60 to 100 kph, is up over Ilocos Norte, the rest of Apayao, the Calayaan group of islands, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pampanga, and the rest of Zambales, Cagayan and Aurora.

Batanes, Bulacan, northern Quezon, Polillo Island, and Bataan are under signal number 1.

Even with its reduced speed, Cruz warned that Paeng still threatened to trigger flashfloods and landslides in its wake.

Nearly 30 northern and northeastern provinces were placed under a storm alert, school classes and government work were canceled and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on a visit to China, called for prayers Sunday.

Manila airport authorities cancelled three domestic flights going to the north, while buses and private vehicles were also grounded Monday.

Although the typhoon did not appear to be drenching the mudslide-prone area as badly as feared, rising rivers made some bridges impassable. Officials said water would be released from two major dams to prevent them from overflowing.

Police in Isabela province, about 330 kilometers (206 miles) northeast of Manila, reported a 29-year-old farmer drowned when his boat overturned amid strong currents.

GMA Network’s radio station dzBB reported that a mother and child were killed in neighboring Aurora province.

Disaster officials based in Aurora said they had conducted a "preventive evacuation" of families from low-lying areas in at least three towns.

Thousands of residents in four towns in Aurora were affected, as river systems overflowed their banks, disaster officials said.

In La Union province, some 300 people were also evacuated due to flooding, said Corazon de Leon, secretary general of the Philippine National Red Cross.

"We have told all our chapters to mobilize generators because of our problem with power outages," she said. "Our priority now is in the evacuation centers that are most vulnerable."

She said Red Cross volunteers were working closely with local government officials and would be on standby.

The Office of Civil Defense in Manila said troops, the coast guard, and the navy were also alerted to provide support, while state hospitals were preparing for possible victims.

The typhoon threatened commemorations for All Saints' Day on Wednesday, a public holiday when millions travel to cemeteries to remember their dead, some leaving days in advance for outlying provinces. Officials warned people to cancel trips to threatened areas.

Cimaron is a Philippine word for wild ox.

Many parts of Luzon are still rebuilding after Typhoon “Milenyo” (international codename: Xangsane) carved a trail of destruction earlier this month, killing more than 200 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.

Power was out for nearly three weeks in some affected areas, including suburbs near Metro Manila.

About 20 typhoon and tropical storms lash the country each year.

[SDRIVE]

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[j_avonni]

Medyo masama na rin ang panahon dito sa Legaspi City.