Rains expected in Bicol, Visayas

Two low pressure areas (LPA) were spotted in the country yesterday afternoon that are expected to bring more rains over the Bicol and Visayas regions in the next 24 hours, the state weather bureau said.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the LPAs were located at 100 kilometers northeast of Borongan, Eastern Samar and at 230 kms south of Puerto Princesa City.

Pagasa Director Prisco Nilo has warned residents in Albay and Samar provinces against flashfloods and landslides as heavy rains are expected in these areas.

He said Southern Luzon and Visayas would experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms becoming widespread rain over the eastern and western sections of the Visayas, including Palawan and Bicol region that would trigger flashfloods and landslides.

Pagasa said Mindanao would have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms while the rest of the country would be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers.

Nilo said moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast would prevail over Luzon and Visayas with moderate to rough seas.

Elsewhere, winds would be light to moderate blowing from the southeast to east and the coastal waters would be slight to moderate except during thunderstorms, Nilo said. – Helen Flores