Pagasa issues red, yellow, orange warnings for Visayas, Palawan, Mindoro, Babuyan due to Tropical Depression Gener

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) issued red, yellow, and orange rainfall warnings for parts of Visayas, Palawan, Mindoro, and now the Babuyan Group of Islands due to Tropical Depression Gener.

Areas in Antique, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras, Capiz, Aklan, and other regions are under red or yellow warnings, with expected rainfalls over 30 millimeters within three hours for red areas and between 7.5 to 15 millimeters for yellow areas.

In Palawan, Kalayaan Islands, Quezon, Rizal, Linapacan, El Nido, Taytay, Dumaran, Araceli, Roxas, San Vicente, and other towns are under orange rainfall warnings expecting between 15 to 30 millimeters of rain in the next three hours.

Palawan's Puerto Princesa City, Aborlan, Narra, Sofronio Española, Brooke's Point, Bataraza, Balabac, Cagayancillo, Busuanga, Coron, Culion, Cuyo, Magsaysay, Agutaya, Occidental Mindoro, Sipalay City, Kabankalan City, and several other areas in Negros Occidental are under yellow rainfall warnings.

Pagasa advises residents to be cautious as flooding is possible in low-lying areas and landslides may occur in mountainous regions. Tropical Storm Gener has raised a yellow rainfall warning over the Babuyan Group of Islands with heavy rains expected from 7.5 to 15mm within three hours, and Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was raised over 24 areas in Luzon including Cagayan and the Babuyan Islands.

Tropical Depression Gener is forecast to emerge over the coastal waters of Ilocos Sur or La Union by Tuesday night and exit the Philippine area of responsibility between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, potentially weakening into a low-pressure area as it interacts with Northern Luzon's rugged terrain.