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 Provinces hit by floods due to Crising

Tropical Storm Crising brought heavy rains and caused flooding in some provinces in Luzon and the Visayas, according to reports on GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita on Friday.

In Cagayan, where Crising is expected to make landfall, residents in coastal municipalities were ordered to evacuate from their homes due to the risks of the bad weather, James Agustin said in his report.

Authorities in Ilocos Norte were monitoring the Padsan River, as it may overflow to the roads, according to a report by JP Soriano.

Floods were reported in Negros Oriental after their spillways swelled.

Some affected residents were rescued in Negros Occidental, according to a report of GMA Regional TV’s Adrian Prietos.

In Antique, one house was damaged due to a landslide.

Meanwhile, in Cebu province, some residents also evacuated as floods hit their areas.

In its 5 a.m. bulletin, state weather bureau PAGASA said Crising was located 335 kilometers east of Echague, Isabela or 325 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.

The tropical storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 80 kph, and moving northwestward at the speed of 20 kph.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2 is hoisted over the following areas:

  • Batanes
  • Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
  • the northern and eastern portions of Isabela (Palanan, Ilagan City, Divilacan, Delfin Albano, Quezon, Tumauini, Maconacon, Santa Maria, Cabagan, San Pablo, Santo Tomas, San Mariano, Dinapigue)
  • Apayao
  • the northern portion of Kalinga (City of Tabuk, Balbalan, Pinukpuk, Rizal)
  • the northern portion of Abra (Malibcong, Lacub, Lagangilang, Licuan-Baay, Danglas, Lagayan, San Juan, Tineg, La Paz, Dolores)
  • Ilocos Norte
  • the northern portion of Ilocos Sur (Cabugao, Sinait)
 

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is raised over the following areas:

  • the rest of Isabela
  • Quirino
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • the rest of Kalinga
  • Mountain Province
  • Ifugao
  • the rest of Abra
  • Benguet
  • the rest of Ilocos Sur
  • La Union
  • the northern portion of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, Natividad, San Quintin, San Manuel, Tayug, Sison, San Fabian, Pozorrubio, Laoac, Binalonan, San Jacinto, Manaoag, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Binmaley, Lingayen, Labrador, Sual, City of Alaminos, Bolinao, Anda, Bani, Agno, Burgos, Mabini, Dasol, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Mapandan, Bugallon)
  • the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan, Dipaculao, Baler, Maria Aurora)
  • the northeastern portion of Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Pantabangan)
  • Polillo Islands
  • Camarines Norte
  • Catanduanes
  • the northeastern portion Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Garchitorena, Lagonoy, San Jose, Presentacion, Tinambac, Siruma, Goa)

—VAL, GMA Integrated News