Heavy Monsoon Rains and Flood Risks Hit Philippines’ Luzon
An intensified southwest monsoon has triggered widespread rainfall and flooding across Luzon, prompting officials to call for better protection of the Sierra Madre mountain range. Meteorological agencies continue to issue warnings as water levels rise in vulnerable areas.
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Monsoon rain continue in more parts of Luzon due to enhanced southwest monsoon
A low pressure area, which is enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat, is last located 560 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. Another LPA is being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
By Jee Y. Geronimo
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MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) off Extreme Northern Luzon will persist and enhance the southwest monsoon, or habagat, bringing rains over the western parts of Luzon until Saturday, Aug. 29, the state weather bureau said. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Loriedin Dela Cruz-Galicia said during the 5 p.m.
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