Julian weakens further into a tropical depression

ADVERTISEMENT

dpo-dps-seal
Welcome, Kapamilya! We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Continuing to use this site means you agree to our use of cookies. Tell me more!

Julian weakens further into a tropical depression

ABS-CBN News

 | 

Updated Oct 04, 2024 06:44 AM PHT

Clipboard

Julian weakens further into a tropical depressionPAGASA

MANILA — Julian further weakened into a tropical depression on Friday after it slammed into the northern Philippines earlier this week, the state weather said. 


At 4 a.m., Julian was in the vicinity of Pingtung County, Taiwan some 240 km north northwest of Itbayat, Batanes.


Almost stationary, the cyclone was packing winds of 45 kph and up to 55 kph gusts. 


Julian is projected to weaken into a low pressure area this Friday over Taiwan or the sea southwest of Taipei.

The cyclone had cut power and communications and damaged "many" houses in Batanes, according to a local mayor.


The Philippines' National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Wednesday eight people had been injured and one was missing due to Julian (international name: Krathon).


It said 5,431 people were displaced in the northern part of the Philippines, mostly from the regions of Ilocos and Cagayan Valley.


Krathon slammed into Taiwan on Thursday, bringing mudslides, flooding and destructive winds to the shuttered island where at least two people have died in the storm and thousands have been evacuated.


In southern Pingtung, the typhoon was hampering rescue efforts after a fire tore through a hospital, killing nine people.


Schools, offices and businesses across Taiwan were all shut for a second consecutive day as the wind toppled trees, knocked over motorcyclists and blew cargo containers from a pier.



Typhoons are common around the region at this time of year.


However, a recent study showed that they are increasingly forming closer to coastlines, intensifying more rapidly and lasting longer over land due to climate change.


Supercharged storms: how climate change amplifies cyclones

– With a report from Agence France-Presse

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

It looks like you’re using an ad blocker

Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker on our website.

Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker on our website.