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Thu, 05 Dec 2019 04:32:00 +0100EC (en)

A new Tropical Cyclone named SIX formed over the southern Arabian Sea. On 4 December at 0:00 UTC, its centre was located approximately 920 km east of north Somalia coastal area, with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h (Tropical Storm). SIX is forecast to continue moving west over the Sea toward the....

Flooding hampering transmission line restoration in Bicol

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 13:24:00 +0100pna (en)

MANILA -- Flooding caused by Typhoon “Tisoy” (Kammuri) made it hard for personnel of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to immediately restore the initial 19 transmission line towers that were toppled and 12 other lines that remain de-energized.

Typhoon Kammuri Kills at Least 17 as It Powers Through Philippines

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 07:07:00 +0100nytimes (en)

Typhoon Kammuri swept through the Philippines on Tuesday, ripping rooftops from houses, knocking down power lines and leaving a half-million people huddled in evacuation centers, waiting for the storm to pass. At least 17 people were killed . for 12 hours during the storm, resulting in the cancellation of nearly 500 flights.

More Than 300,000 Evacuated as Typhoon Kammuri Strikes Philippines

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 05:27:00 +0100newsweek-USA (en)

More than 300,000 residents in Luzon—the largest and most populous island of the Philippines and home to the capital city Manila—have been evacuated following a powerful typhoon that hit the region on Tuesday. Typhoon Kammuri (locally known as Tisoy), which first touched down in the country on....

6,550 evacuated as Tisoy batters Metro Manila

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:01:00 +0100philstar (en)

MANILA, Philippines Local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila conducted preemptive evacuations of residents from flood-prone areas as Typhoon Tisoy pounded the metropolis yesterday. At least 6,550 people were evacuated, with the Southern Police District (SPD) accounting for 4,000; Manila Police....

More than 300,000 evacuated in the Philippines following powerful Typhoon

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:25:00 +0100newsnow-co-uk (en)

More than 300,000 residents in Luzon—the largest and most populous island of the Philippines and home to the capital city Manila—have been evacuated following a powerful typhoon that hit the region on Tuesday. Typhoon Kammuri (locally known as Tisoy), which first touched down in the country on....

More Than 300,000 Evacuated in the Philippines Following Powerful Typhoon

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:16:00 +0100newsweek (en)

More than 300,000 residents in Luzon—the largest and most populous island of the Philippines and home to the capital city Manila—have been evacuated following a powerful typhoon that hit the region on Tuesday. Typhoon Kammuri (locally known as Tisoy), which first touched down in the country on....

Breaking climate news: World Meteorological Organization releases new global statistics

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:56:00 +0100clickondetroit (en)

The year 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels driven by greenhouse gases from human activities. Average temperatures for the five-year (2015-2019) and ten-year (2010-2019) periods are almost certain to be the highest on record.

Police branches team up in relief efforts for Narathiwas flood victims Dec 02. 2019

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 05:23:00 +0100nationmultimedia (en)

The Royal Thai Police is working with Border Patrol Police, Highway Police and Tourist Police Bureau to provide aid to residents of four districts in Narathiwas province who are affected by flooding as a result of Typhoon Kammuri that has since reached the coast of Philippines , said Deputy police....

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Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:40:00 +0100EC (en)

Tropical Cyclone KAMMURI (named TISOY in the Philippines ) is moving west over the Philippine Sea, approaching the eastern coast of Luzon and Visayas Islands (Bicol Region, central Philippines). On 2 December at 0.00 UTC, its centre was approximately 270 km east of Sorsogon City in Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 170 km/h.

Poor nations paying price of ‘climate chaos’: Oxfam

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:47:00 +0100taipeitimes (en)

Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people from their homes over the last decade — a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head off surging climate threats, anti-poverty charity Oxfam International said yesterday.

Manila's international airport, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, will be closed for 12 hours starting 11 a.m. on Tuesday due to the threat posed by powerful typhoon Kammuri that is expected to make a landfall on Monday night or early Tuesday morning, airport authorities said on Monday.

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 15:04:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

MANILA, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Manila's international airport, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, will be closed for 12 hours starting 11 a.m. on Tuesday due to the threat posed by powerful typhoon Kammuri that is expected to make a landfall on Monday night or early Tuesday morning, airport authorities said on Monday.

Philippines: Typhoon Tisoy, Situation Report No.1 (2 December 2019)

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:36:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Introduction. Typhoon Tisoy (Kammuri) entered the Philippine area of responsibility at 4:00PM on November 30, 2019. Based on the December 2, 2019 4 pm weather advisory issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, $Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA), the eye of Typhoon "TISOY" was located at 155 km East of Juban, Sorsogon.

Disaster response agencies on standby, residents told to be alert as Philippine braces for ‘Tisoy’ landfall

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:51:00 +0100philstar (en)

MANILA, Philippines Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Monday said that all concerned disaster-related agencies were ordered to be on alert and perform all measures for the anticipated onslaught of Typhoon “Tisoy.” PAGASA earlier said “Tisoy” is expected to make a landfall over....

News Philippines hunkers down for typhoon Tisoy as it hosts SEA Games

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 11:08:00 +0100abs-cbnnews (en)

Fishermen help one another lift a boat to safer ground in a coastal barangay in Borongan, Eastern Samar on Monday. Authorities have raised the yellow warning as signal number 2 is up in Eastern Visayas due to typhoon Tisoy. Alren Beronio ABS-CBN News. MANILA -- Thousands fled to storm shelters,....

Over 3,000 evacuated ahead of typhoon

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:13:00 +0100sunstar (en)

It said a total of 4,603 passengers in Batangas, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Romblon, Southern and Northern Quezon, Iloilo, Capiz, Antique, Aklan, Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur, Masbate, Northern Samar and Western, Southern and Eastern Leyte. A total of 1,025 rolling cargoes, 73 merchant....

Expert links flash floods to outdated development rules

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 01:16:00 +0100freemalaysiatoday (en)

Mohd Hafiz Mohd Amirol says urbanisation is creating new stresses on the environment. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: An expert in disaster management believes outdated rules on development and heavy urbanisation are factors behind the steady rise in the occurrence of natural disasters such as flash floods.

Bichara orders mandatory evacuation in Albay due to Typhoon Tisoy

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 15:13:00 +0100rappler (en)

FORCED EVACUATION. Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara orders the mandatory evacuation of families living in flood-, lahar-, and landslide-prone areas, including communities threatened by storm surges. Photo by Rhaydz Barcia/Rappler. ALBAY, Philippines – Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara ordered the....

More areas under storm alert as 'Tisoy' nears

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 14:58:00 +0100sunstar (en)

NORTHERN and Metro Cebu, Metro Manila and several other areas in Luzon and the Visayas were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 as Typhoon Tisoy (international name Kammuri) inched closer to the country. Areas under TCWS No. 1 can expect winds of 30 to 60 kilometers per hour (kph) in the next 36 hours.