Residents in the Bicol region and the Visayas should brace for flashfloods and landslides due to persistent rainfall brought by Tropical Storm “Urduja,” according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). This, as Urduja slowed down and remained “quasi-stationary” while moving northwest at 5 kilometers per hour (kph) towards Visayas, Pagasa said in its 5 p.m. severe weather bulletin. ADVERTISEMENTThe tropical storm was last tracked 240 kilometers east of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Pagasa said. Scattered to widespread rains will prevail over Bicol region and Visayas. Sea travel remained risky over the eastern seaboards of Bicol and Visayas due to Urduja, Pagasa said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 15, 2017 09:56 UTC