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Aghon, makes 8 landfalls
By J.Lo
"By Tuesday morning, it is expected to be 415 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan and then to move northeastward, and by Wednesday morning, it will already be 1,000 kilometers east-northeast of extreme Northern Luzon," Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) senior weather specialist Benison Estareja said severe Tropical Storm Aghon is expected to intensify into typhoon before it leaves Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by midweek after having made eight landfalls since Friday.
As of 4 in the afternoon yesterday, Aghon (international name Ewiniar) had intensified into severe tropical storm.
Based on latest track of PAGASA, Aghon is expected to develop into typhoon when it reaches coastal waters of Casiguran, Aurora and before it exits PAR on Wednesday, Estareja said at press conference.
Estareja added that by noon of May 29, Aghon is expected to be outside PAR.
He said Aghon slightly intensified over Sariaya, Quezon with maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour near center, gustiness of up to 125 km/h, as it is moving northwestward at 10 km/h.
First landfall of Aghon was at 11:20 in the evening on May 24 in Homonhon Island, Eastern Samar; followed by Giporlos, Eastern Samar at 12:40 in the morning on May 25; Basiao Island in Catbalogan, Samar at 4 in the morning; Cagduyong Island, Catbalogan at 5 in the morning; Batuan, Masbate at 10:20 in the morning ,Masbate City at 10:45 in the morning ,Torrijos, Marinduque at 10 in the evening and Lucena City, Quezon at 4 in the morning on May 26.
Based on latest bulletin issued at 5 in the afternoon. yesterday, tropical cyclone wind signal No. 3 was hoisted in eastern section of Quezon including Polillo Islands.
Tropical cyclone wind signal No. 2 was raised in Aurora, northern and central portions of Quezon, Laguna, eastern portion of Batangas, eastern and central portions of Rizal, and northern portion of Camarines Norte.
Meanwhile, tropical cyclone wind signal No. 1 was hoisted in eastern portion of Isabela, eastern portion of Quirino, southern portion of Nueva Vizcaya, eastern and southern portions of Nueva Ecija, southern portion of Bataan, eastern portion of Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, rest of Quezon, rest of Rizal, rest of Batangas, northern and central portions of Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, extreme northern portion of Romblon, rest of Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur.
Estareja added that PAGASA does not discount possibility that Aghon will pass Laguna, Rizal, and eastern side of Bulacan, Aurora and Polillo islands.
He said Aghon could bring 100 to 200 millimeters of rain over Aurora, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Metro Manila, Camarines Norte until noon today.
Meanwhile, 50 to 100 millimeters of rains are expected in eastern Isabela, Nueva Ecija, rest of Bulacan, eastern Pampanga, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Burias Island, Masbate, western Camarines Sur, Cuyo island, Palawan, Aklan and Antique.
Estareja warned of possible flooding and rain-induced landslides in affected areas.
'These include those areas in Pasig and Marikina as Marikina River may overflow… next 24 hours will be crucial in terms of rains brought by Aghon," he said.
He said gale warning is hoisted over coastal waters of Aurora, Quezon and Marinduque, southern coastal waters of Batangas, and northern coastal waters of Camarines Norte.
At least four people were injured while around 513 families or 2,734 persons were affected by Aghon, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said.
Four injured were in Legazpi City, Albay, including 30-year-old male hit when tree fell on him while three others were children, according to OCD spokesman Edgar Posadas.
Of the affected, 2,669 are currently in evacuation centers.
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said 18 barangays in Bicol region and Eastern Visayas were affected by Aghon.
In addition, 5,969 passengers, 40 vessels, 10 motor bancas, and 987 rolling cargoes, were stranded in ports of Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol region, Central Visayas and Eastern Visayas, according to NDRRMC.
NDRRMC also reported that Aghon has affected three airports in Bicol and 48 seaports across the country.
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesman Eric Apolonio confirmed several flights were cancelled including CEBGO DG 6031/6032 Manila-San Jose-Manila in San Jose Airport, 5J 821/822 Manila-Virac-Manila in Virac Airport, CEBGO DG 6113/6114 Manila-Naga-Manila and DG 6117/6118 Naga-Manila-Naga in Naga airport.
Meanwhile, number of patients in San Juan District Hospital in Batangas were evacuated after flash flood hit Barangay Talahiban due to continuous rain.
Flooding came from overflowing river along Laiya-San Juan national road prompting authorities to close it to traffic.
On May 24, Philippine Coast Guard rescued 48 passengers and crew of motorized boat capsized in Masbate because of strong waves triggered by Aghon.
All of the passengers and crew were declared to be "in good condition" upon rescue.
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has put on standby shelter clusters nationwide as proactive measure to cushion impact of Aghon.
Human Settlements Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar placed DHSUD's regional offices on standby in Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Calabarzon, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Cordillera Administrative Region, National Capital Region, Davao region and Caraga effective immediately.
DHSUD regional offices were instructed to closely monitor their respective areas of jurisdiction and facilitate emergency response and humanitarian assistance as needed.
Acuzar also cited DHSUD's partnership with International Organization for Migration, provides shelter-grade tarpaulins thru DHSUD for deployment to affected local government units.
Water levels of at least five dams in Luzon recovered while drop in elevation of Angat Dam slowed down amid rains brought by Aghon, according to latest monitoring of PAGASA.
As of 8 in the morning on Sunday, water level of Binga Dam in Benguet increased by 0.73 meters as it reached 566.94 meters compared to its previous level of 566.21 meters.
Ipo Dam in Bulacan also improved by 0.18 meters from its previous level of 99.62 meters; La Mesa Dam in Quezon City was up by 0.02 meters from its previous level of 75.09 meters; and Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija also went up by 0.09 meters from its previous level of 174.41 meters.
Meanwhile, decrease in water level of Angat Dam was only at 0.09 meters after it reached 178.90 meters compared to its previous level of 178.89. On Saturday, decrease was recorded at 0.38 meters.
Angat Dam was 33.11 meters below its normal high water level of 212 meters and 1.11 meters below its minimum operating level of 180 meters.
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage and System engineer Patrick Dizon of water and sewerage management department said MWSS started to reduce release of water from Angat Dam to Ipo Dam.
"Since rainfall in watershed is high right now, we will start to reduce Sunday Angat releases to Ipo so we can maximize watershed inflows and mitigate spilling," Dizon said.
Dizon added there will be no release of water for irrigation until today as agreed with National Irrigation Administration amid rains being experienced in Bulacan and Pampanga.
Angat Dam supplies more than 90 percent of Metro Manila's potable water needs and provides for irrigation needs of 25,000 hectares of farmlands in Bulacan and Pampanga.
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