Habagat, 3 Cyclones: Death Toll Rises to 25

Habagat, 3 cyclones: Death toll rises to 25

MANILA, Philippines – The death toll from the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon and the onslaught of tropical cyclones Crising, Dante, and Emong has climbed to 25, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday. Of the total, three have been confirmed – one each in Central Luzon, Northern Mindanao, and the Caraga region. READ: Pagasa says Emong to make 2nd landfall, Signal No. 4 up in 2 area…

Death toll from monsoon, typhoons reaches 12

Typhoon Crising’s death toll climbed to 12 yesterday with at least eight people still missing and the subject of continuing search and rescue operations.

Dozens Dead As Storm Sweeps Through The Philippines - Great Yorkshire Radio

Typhoon Co-may struck the town of Agno in Pangasinan province Thursday night with winds reaching speeds of 120 kilometres (74 miles) per hour. By Friday afternoon, as it moved northeast, the typhoon had weakened slightly. Co-may struck after seasonal monsoon rains drenched a vast part of the country for over a week. More than a dozen additional tropical storms are expected to strike the Southeast Asian nation before the end of the year, forecast…