Updates to include PAGASA’s latest bulletin, officials’ situation report
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 10) — All tropical cyclone warning signals were lifted on Friday as tropical storm Salome (international name: Haikui) made its exit towards the South China Sea, PAGASA said.
Tropical storm Salome was estimated to be 190 kilometers west of the town of Iba in Zambales as of 3 p.m., the state weather bureau said. It has winds of up to 75 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 90 kph as it moves north at a speed of 20 kph, it added.
On Friday, regional disaster management officials said that more than 500 evacuees from the provinces of Oriental Mindoro and Marinduque had returned to their homes as the weather improved. Classes in most schools and normal port operations resumed in the provinces of Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, and Romblon on Friday, the Office of Civil Defense of the MIMAROPA region said in a report.
Meanwhile, a power subsidiary of construction company DMCI said Friday it had contained and cleaned up to 65 percent of the 2.5 hectares of rice and grass land affected by an accidental leak of 800 liters of fuel from its storage tank in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro.
DMCI Power said it hopes to complete the cleanup within two weeks, weather permitting.
“The weather in Calapan has been erratic. We’ve experienced heavy rains and sunny weather throughout our clean-up operations. Fortunately, the host community has been very helpful and supportive. The resident-workers have agreed to go on morning and night shifts,” said DMCI Power Calapan plant manager Florante O. Ylagan.
Four landslides due to Thursday’s heavy rain were reported in three towns in Marinduque and a town in Romblon, but there were no casualties, local government officials said Friday.
Salome is expected to exit Philippine territory by Saturday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
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A flash flood and landslide alert remains in place however for residents in Central Luzon, the Ilocos region, Cordillera, and Cagayan Valley, PAGASA said, adding that sea travel off the western coast of Northern and Central Luzon remains risky due to rough seas.
On Thursday, heavy rains and strong winds from Salome stranded more than 700 people and caused the cancellation of classes in Metro Manila, and throughout provinces in Central Luzon and Southern Luzon.
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