Landslide, Flood Alert Raised in Eight Metro Manila Cities and 24 Provinces - BusinessWorld Online

Flooding, landslides expected in Metro Manila

(UPDATE) A NUMBER of barangay (villages) in Metro Manila, and in Northern and Central Luzon are threatened by rain-induced landslides and flooding this week, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) warned on Thursday.The bureau said the low pressure area spotted 140 kilometers east northeast of Aparri, Cagayan, is strengthening the southwest monsoon or habagat, bringing rains in Luzon.Some area…

Landslide, flood alert raised in eight Metro Manila cities and 24 provinces - BusinessWorld Online

By Katherine K. Chan and Adrian H. Halili, Reporter THE MINES and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) on Thursday urged communities and local governments in Luzon and Mindanao to stay on high alert for rain-induced landslides and flash floods as a low-pressure area (LPA) strengthens the southwest monsoon. In an advisory posted on Facebook, the bureau under the Environment department warned at least eight cities in Metro Manila and 24 provinces of landslide…

Heavy rains force class suspensions in Metro Manila, provinces

Classes were suspended and commuters were stranded in multiple areas due to the heavy rainfall Thursday in Metro Manila and some provinces.

Yellow rainfall alert over Metro Manila, several provinces

Weather bureau PAGASA has raised a yellow rainfall alert over Metro Manila, Bataan, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan, Zambales, Pampamga and portions of Batangas and Lagu