Manila Bulletin
NDRRMC raises red alert status due to ‘Carina’, ‘habagat’
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has raised its alert status to red due to the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm Carina and the enhanced southwest monsoon, locally known as Habagat.
A red alert signifies that all NDRRMC personnel are required to be on 24/7 duty to ensure readiness for potential calamities.
Various Regional DRRMCs are actively implementing established emergency preparedness and response protocols, as confirmed by the Office of Civil Defense.
The NDRRMC Response Cluster is scheduled for a meeting to reassess the current situation, forecast weather conditions, and coordinate necessary responses for areas impacted by Habagat and Tropical Storm Carina.
PAGASA has issued Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over several areas in northern Luzon as Carina moves northwestward over the Philippine Sea.
Forecasters anticipate that Severe Tropical Storm Carina will strengthen into a typhoon within the next 12 hours.
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Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 has been raised over parts of Cagayan and Isabela due to Severe Tropical Storm Carina, internationally known as Gaemi.
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Tropical Storm Carina, internationally named Gaemi, remains almost stationary over the Philippine Sea, enhancing the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat).
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PAGASA raised a yellow rainfall warning over Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, and Pampanga due to the enhanced habagat.
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Severe Tropical Storm Carina intensified into a typhoon offshore with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and gusts up to 150 kph, with rapid intensification remaining likely.
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