Jamaine Punzalan

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Rhen De Guzman

Harris Julio

<p>MANILA — Severe tropical storm Emong on Friday battered northern Luzon with heavy rains that spawned landslides and floods in several areas. </p><p>In Baguio City, the Public Information Office (PIO) tallied 34 landslides, soil erosion, and rockfall incidents as of 9 a.m. </p><p>One of the landslides in Barangay Lucnab hit a house in Purok 4, where a resident was believed to be trapped, the PIO said.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpio.baguio%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0gVC7ZLFa5PhKJ8GFFsaKK9jGxQSedZKFt1Z2aH1PuttpJJjdRT8uHMgJM2xr4PeUl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="781" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div><p>The office said another landslide hit four houses at Purok 2 Outlook Drive. </p><p>Emergency responders rescued two women from one of the houses partially covered by mud. </p><p>Another house completely buried by soil was unoccupied. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpio.baguio%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0P7qaZvaQntpgpuGzntMQqpaangmHuDnTGfypdgK8nb88EdXLfN1pY864dGWyJZfbl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="820" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div><div><br/></div><p>A rockslide, meanwhile, covered the entrance of a tunnel at Kennon Road around 8 a.m. Residents near the area were instructed to evacuate. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpio.baguio%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0RvZWwu8c4bo8BH5W8h74eU3nvjZ7CKpNiScfm6vv94u8e7foTenuN241upDie2ksl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="559" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div><div><br/></div><p>In San Fernando City, La Union, floods swept inside some homes, while strong winds ripped off roofs and felled trees. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdpwh.r01%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02itKonJtHPRVKqmboa3aeoLUHdrw2rfJDjtk8mJEqCeRsebivvFqknKygCNsowQsKl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="727" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div><div><br/></div><p>Uprooted trees also littered parts of the national highway in Barangay Pampang, Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya before dawn on Friday. </p><p>The Cagayan provincial government, meanwhile, ordered the forced evacuation of residents in Emong’s path, including the towns of Rizal, Sta. Praxedes at Claveria.</p><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/7/25/emong-makes-second-landfall-0845">Emong made its second landfall</a> over Ilocos Sur before dawn on Friday and weakened into a severe tropical storm while crossing the mountainous terrain of Cordillera, the state weather bureau said. </p><p>PAGASA lifted wind signal no. 4, but kept signal no. 3 raised in Ilocos Norte, Iloco Sur, Abra, Kalinga, northern La Union, northwestern Benguet, western Mountain Province, western Kalinga, and western mainland Cagayan.</p><p>Monsoon rains driven by Emong and two other cyclones, Dante and Crising, have<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/25/25-dead-due-to-tropical-cyclones-habagat-ndrrmc-0913"> left at least 25 people dead</a> since last week, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. </p><div><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fabt2truezg" title="Post-flood cleanup operations underway in Metro Manila | ANC" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_qiRICowxrE" title="Ilang probinsiya binabaha pa dahil sa habagat at mga bagyo | TV Patrol" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Severe tropical storm Emong on Friday battered northern Luzon with heavy rains that spawned landslides and floods. </p>

Severe tropical storm Emong on Friday battered northern Luzon with heavy rains that spawned landslides and floods.

Emong unleashes floods, landslides in northern Luzon

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Emong unleashes floods, landslides in northern Luzon

Jamaine Punzalan,

Rhen De Guzman,

Harris Julio

Published Jul 25, 2025 11:36 AM PHT

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