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Tropical Storm Kristine. PAGASA photo

Ariel Rojas

Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729658399610464205011_976928451145475_7541859353568648027_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Tropical Storm Kristine. <em>PAGASA photo</em></span></span></span></div><div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr"></span></span></div><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>)— Intense rains on Wednesday were forecast to persist in Bicol provinces already turned into lakes by record-shattering rainfall brought by <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/23/kristine-batters-bicol-police-reveal-casualties-1006" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/23/kristine-batters-bicol-police-reveal-casualties-1006">deadly</a> Tropical Storm Kristine, which could hamper the delivery of aid and efforts to save trapped residents awaiting rescue since Tuesday night.</p><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">The state weather bureau&#x27;s heavy rainfall prediction issued Wednesday said heavy to torrential rains of up to 200 mm could still hit Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon.</p><div style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/23/massive-flooding-hits-bicol-provinces-as-kristine-dumps-record-breaking-rains-946" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/23/massive-flooding-hits-bicol-provinces-as-kristine-dumps-record-breaking-rains-946">Massive flooding hits Bicol as Kristine dumps record-breaking rains</a></div><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">Heavy to torrential rains will also batter Northern Luzon, Aurora, and Quezon on Wednesday, while moderate to heavy rains will be experienced in Metro Manila and the rest of mainland Luzon, northern Mimaropa, and Northern Samar.</p><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">Serious flooding and landslides are expected in many areas with heavy rainfall warnings, prompting PAGASA to advise the public and disaster offices to take all necessary measures to protect life and property.</p><div style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/23/kristine-batters-bicol-police-reveal-casualties-1006" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/23/kristine-batters-bicol-police-reveal-casualties-1006">Kristine batters Bicol; police reveal casualties</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px"> </div><div style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px"><strong>LAHAR FLOW</strong></div><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Wednesday that heavy rains from Tropical Storm Kristine could trigger potentially hazardous lahar flows in at least five areas in Bicol.</p><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">The towns of Camalig, Guinobatan, Daraga, and Sto. Domingo, as well as Legazpi City, could see lahar flows, Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said, adding that other deposits from previous eruptions could also be &quot;mobilized,&quot; similar to what happened in 2020.</p><div style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/22/phivolcs-issues-mayon-lahar-warning-due-to-kristine-1201" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" title="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/10/22/phivolcs-issues-mayon-lahar-warning-due-to-kristine-1201">Phivolcs issues Mayon lahar warning due to Kristine</a></div><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">&quot;Maaaring tangayin ng lahar ang mga gusali, bahay at mga pananim… Puwede ding kumitil ito ng buhay like what happened in 2006 during Typhoon Reming, around 1,500 people died,&quot; he said.</p><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">Philvolcs also deployed teams to check river channels where lahar could flow, he said.</p><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">&quot;Kung tuloy-tuloy ang pag-ulan, may panganib ng lahar kung sila ay naninirahan malapit sa mga ilog sa dalislis ng Bulkang Mayon,&quot; he said.</p><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">Bacolcol advised residents to stay vigilant as Tropical Storm Kristine continues to unleash heavy rains.</p><div style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px"> </div><div style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px"><strong>WIND SIGNALS</strong></div><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">Metro Manila, Northern and Central Luzon, and most of Bicol and Calabarzon are now under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2.</p><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">Wind Signal No. 1, meanwhile, is in effect over the rest of mainland Luzon, Batanes, Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Calamian Islands, Masbate, Western Visayas, northern Negros, northern and central Cebu, Bohol, Eastern Visayas, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte.</p><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">At 10 a.m. Wednesday, Tropical Storm Kristine was located 200 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, with winds of 85 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 105 kph. It is moving north northwestward at 30 kph.</p><p style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px">Kristine is forecast to make landfall over Isabela on Wednesday evening as a severe tropical storm.</p><div style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-top:0px"><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WNzublKnhi0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E8XVvgFwTs0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Intense rains are forecast to persist in Bicol provinces already turned into lakes by Tropical Storm Kristine, which could hamper the delivery of aid and efforts to save trapped residents.</p>

Intense rains are forecast to persist in Bicol provinces already turned into lakes by Tropical Storm Kristine, which could hamper the delivery of aid and efforts to save trapped residents.

Intense rains forecast to persist in Bicol as Kristine threatens northern Luzon

Intense rains forecast to persist in flood-hit Bicol as Kristine threatens northern Luzon

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Intense rains forecast to persist in flood-hit Bicol as Kristine threatens northern Luzon

Ariel Rojas,

Katrina Domingo,

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Published October 23, 2024 01:08 PM PHT

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Updated October 24, 2024 03:34 PM PHT

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