Red rainfall warning raised over Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga

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<div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/01/05/flood1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/01/16/cdo2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/01/16/cdo3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/01/16/cdo4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/01/16/cdo5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/01/16/cdo6.jpg"/></div></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Photos by Greanne Mendoza and Joey Yecyec, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></div></div><p>MANILA - A red rainfall warning was raised over northern Mindanao and Zamboanga peninsula at 7 p.m. Monday, state weather bureau PAGASA said.</p><p>Heavy rains are expected amid a cold front and a low-pressure area (LPA) affecting the region.</p><p>The red rainfall warning means serious flooding is possible in parts of northern Mindanao and Zamboanga peninsula. </p><p>Nonstop rains have already triggered flashfloods in Cagayan de Oro City on Monday.</p><p>Local disaster management and weather monitoring chief Vergel Lago said they have place the whole city under orange alert, with some barangays advised to implement preemptive evacuation of residents.</p><p>He added that 5 of the 7 watersheds in the city have started to overflow. The Cagayan River and the Ipunan River are also being monitored.</p><p>Meanwhile, thousands of residents are stranded due to deep flood waters.</p><p>At least 17 families were evacuated and are currently staying in the Bulao Elementary School, while at least 249 families, including 31 senior citizens and 3 pregnant women, are currently staying in the Macasandig covered court.<strong> - with reports from Greanne Mendoza and Joey Yecyec, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/dost_pagasa">@dost_pagasa</a>: As of 7 p.m., red rainfall warning hoisted over Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula. <a href="https://t.co/fpgkaT3vhs">pic.twitter.com/fpgkaT3vhs</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/820983076192825344">January 16, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>

<p>MANILA - A red rainfall warning was raised over northern Mindanao and Zamboanga peninsula at 7 p.m. Monday, state weather bureau PAGASA said.</p><p> </p>

MANILA - A red rainfall warning was raised over northern Mindanao and Zamboanga peninsula at 7 p.m. Monday, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

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Red rainfall warning raised over Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga

Red rainfall warning raised over Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga

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