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'Egay' slowly moves away; fewer areas in Cagayan, Ilocos Norte under Signal No. 4
Philippines
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'Egay' slowly moves away; fewer areas in Cagayan, Ilocos Norte under Signal No. 4
'Egay' slowly moves away; fewer areas in Cagayan, Ilocos Norte under Signal No. 4
Published Jul 26, 2023 10:02 am
Only a few areas in Cagayan and Ilocos Norte were under tropical cyclone wind signal No. 4 as typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri) started to move away from Dalupiri Island on Wednesday afternoon, July 26, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
In the PAGASA’s bulletin issued at 5 p.m., Egay was last spotted 70 kilometers west-northwest of Calayan, Cagayan, and maintained a maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 240 kph.
Signal No. 4 is still in place over the northwestern portion of Cagayan and the northern portion of Ilocos Norte.
Signal No. 3 is still in effect over Batanes, the northern and central portions of Cagayan, the rest of Ilocos Norte, Apayao, the northern portion of Abra, and the northern portion of Ilocos Sur.
Meanwhile, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Isabela, the rest of Cagayan, the rest of Ilocos Sur, the rest of Abra, the northern and central portions of La Union, and the northern and central portions of Benguet were still under Signal No. 2.
Metro Manila, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, the rest of La Union, the rest of Benguet, and the northern portion of Quezon, including Polillo Islands, remain under Signal No. 1.
“Violent and life-threatening conditions are expected to continue over Babuyan Islands, the northwestern portion of mainland Cagayan, and the northern portions of Apayao and Ilocos Norte,” PAGASA warned.
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Heavy rains persist
In the next 24 hours, torrential rains (over 200 millimeters) may persist in the northwestern portion of Cagayan, including the Babuyan Islands, and Ilocos Norte. Meanwhile, intense rains (100-200 millimeters) may continue over Batanes, Ilocos Sur, the rest of Cagayan, Apayao, and Abra. Heavy rains (50-100 millimeters) may also prevail over Zambales, the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region, and the rest of Ilocos Region. Moreover, the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” enhanced by Egay, may continue to bring occasional rains over the western portions of Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, and Visayas in the next three days. “Under these conditions, flooding and rain-induced landslides are possible, especially in areas that are highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards as identified in hazard maps and in localities that experienced considerable amounts of rainfall for the past several days,” PAGASA warned.PAR exit
Egay made landfall over Fuga Island in Aparri, Cagayan and in Dalupiri Island in Calayan, Cagayan at 3:10 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., respectively, on Wednesday. Over the next few hours, the typhoon may continue to move northwestward or north-northwestward and pass over the waters south and southwest of Taiwan, PAGASA said. If it continues to move northwestward at 10 kph, Egay will be outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Thursday morning, July 27.