Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:

In the Western Pacific: Tropical Depression 32w (Kai-Tak) is located approximately 286 nm south-southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and is tracking west-southwestward at 08 knots.

Tropical storm 33w (Tembin), located approximately 297 nm northwest of Sonsorol, is tracking westward at 11 knots.

Newsbytes:

Philippines - Five of six provinces in Eastern Visayas region were placed by their respective provincial boards under a state of calamity as Tropical Storm “Urduja” (international name: Kai-tak) swept through central Philippines, dumping heavy rains that triggered flash floods and landslides. The declaration covered the provinces of Biliran, Leyte, Samar, Eastern Samar and Northern Samar. Only Southern Leyte province was unaffected by the storm in the region. Reports from local governments and disaster response agencies showed that at least 47 people died in Urduja’s onslaught, with the island province of Biliran posting the highest death toll at 33. Nine people were killed in Leyte, three in Eastern Samar and two in Samar. Although no storm-related fatality was reported in Northern Samar, heavy rains dumped by Urduja triggered floods that displaced 20,851 families, reports said. Reports from the Eastern Visayas police said at least 18 bodies had been retrieved in Barangay Lucsoon in Naval town, Biliran. Reports gathered by the Inquirer from various agencies in the region showed that at least 27 people remained missing, 20 of them in Biliran. But a report from Agence France-Presse (AFP), citing figures from the government’s disaster monitoring agency, said 45 others remained missing, many of them feared buried by mud avalanches that struck Biliran.

Tropical Storm Tembin is heading for the Philippines and is expected to bring further flooding and landslides.