HIGH RISK. The province of Cagayan has declared a crimson alert standing as Tremendous Storm Pepito (Man-yi) hit a big a part of Luzon Sunday (Nov. 17, 2024). The crimson alert directs that each one emergency personnel and belongings be out there and prepared for deployment in any emergency. (Tuguegarao Metropolis PIO FB)
TUGUEGARAO CITY — Catastrophe response officers on this metropolis are again to crimson alert efficient Sunday as Tremendous Storm Pepito (worldwide title: Man-yi) batters elements of Luzon.
“Flood warning tayo sa (within the) metropolis tonight and tomorrow (Monday). Be guided accordingly,” Tuguegarao Metropolis Mayor Maila Rosario Ting-Que stated as she enjoined all emergency models, together with the Barangay (village) Catastrophe Danger Discount and Administration Councils, to be on standby and put together for deployment within the worst-case situation or every time wanted.
The town stays below Tropical Cyclone Wind Sign No. 2 as of the 5 p.m. bulletin of the state climate bureau, and is predicted to expertise heavy to torrential rain because the storm traverses Quirino province in direction of Ilocos Area and the western a part of Northern Luzon.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Providers Administration (Pagasa) stated flooding and rain-induced landslides are potential, particularly in areas recognized within the official hazard maps and in localities that skilled appreciable quantities of rainfall for the previous a number of days resembling on this metropolis and close by municipalities.
As of 6 p.m. Sunday, the Cagayan River through the Buntun Bridge gauging station was at 4.6 meters or above alert degree.
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All roads and bridges stay satisfactory.
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In the meantime, a storm surge warning was hoisted over 4 provinces in Ilocos Area attributable to Pepito.
The climate bureau stated a storm surge is more likely to happen inside the subsequent 48 hours as Pepito continues to realize extra energy, with the forecast for the japanese seaboard of mainland Cagayan province at as much as six meters.
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