A Facebook post falsely claimed on July 25 that a low-pressure area (LPA) would soon develop into a typhoon, named “Dindo,” and would make landfall on the Philippines this weekend.
The low-pressure area (LPA) spotted near Mindanao has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
The fatality rate from heavy rains caused by the combined effects of recent low-pressure areas (LPAs), shear line and northeast monsoon as “amihan,” has increased to 28, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
A low pressure area (LPA) off extreme Northern Luzon has turned into a tropical depression named “Ester,” the weather bureau PAGASA said Friday.
State weather bureau, Pagasa, said the low pressure area spotted off Batanes has developed into a tropical depression and given the name Gorio on Wednesday morning.