30,000 Residents Affected by Floods in Maguindanao Del Sur Towns

30,000 residents affected by floods in Maguindanao del Sur towns

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Torrential rains spawned by the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) triggered flooding that displaced more than 30,000 residents in Maguindanao del Sur towns, the Office of Civil Defense in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OCD-BARMM)  said. READ: Floods in Eastern Samar leave 1 dead, displace over 45,000 “As of Saturday, May 17, a total of 6,023 households or approximately 30,115 individuals ha…

Heavy rains render several Davao Occidental roads impassable

Local authorities have declared several roads and bridges in Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental impassable due to heavy rains caused by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ).

Pagasa warns Mindanao against possible flash floods, landslides

THE Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has raised the alarm against possible flash floods and landslides in some areas of Mindanao due to frequent rains caused by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). Weather specialist Robert Badrina, in a 5 a.m. Sunday briefing, said the ITCZ -- an imaginary line where winds from the northern and southern hemispheres meet -- has also been bringing cloudy s…

ITCZ to bring scattered rains over Mindanao, E. Visayas, Palawan

An Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Mindanao on Sunday will bring scattered rains over the area as well as over Eastern Visayas and Palawan, according to PAGASA's weather forecast.