Emong maintains strength as it moves away

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Tropical storm Emong (international codename Leepi) has intensified overnight Wednesday, June 19, but is still moving away from the country, state weather bureau PAGASA said. Emong was spotted 400 km east of Basco, Batanes as of 10 am Wednesday, carrying maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h near the center and gusts of up to 90 km/h. It is predicted to move north at 19 km/h and exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) byThursday morning. Despite being far from any land mass, Emong continues to enhance the Southwest Monsoon, bringing rain to parts of Luzon and Visayas. The entire Luzon is expected to have cloudy skies with moderate to heavy rains and thunderstorms, and residents are warned to watch out for possible flash floods and landslides.

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