Agaton forces flight cancellations

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(UPDATED) As of Saturday afternoon, two airlines have cancelled a total of 10 flights to and from Luzon and Mindanao due to bad weather

CANCELLED. Flights are cancelled due to bad weather. Photo from AFP.

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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A number of domestic flights to and from Luzon and Mindanao were cancelled Saturday, January 18, due to bad weather caused by Tropical Depression Agaton.

On Saturday morning, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced on its Twitter account the cancellation of the following flights:

Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) flights

  • 5J-785 Manila-Butuan 
  • 5J-786 Butuan-Manila
  • 5J-791 Manila-Butuan
  • 5J-792 Butuan-Manila
  • 5J-787 Manila-Butuan
  • 5J-788 Butuan-Manila

Philippine Airlines Express (PALex) flights

  • 2P-967 Manila-Butuan
  • 2P-968 Butuan-Manila
  • 2P-065 Manila-Surigao
  • 2P-066 Surigao-Manila

Agaton’s strong winds and heavy rainfall caused 13 landslides and 6 incidents of flashflooding in Regions 8, 9, 10, 11, Caraga and ARMM. As of 6 am Saturday, at least 37 people were reported dead, 65 injured, and 7 still missing. – Rappler.com

Help report critical information such as flooding, road or building damage, or those who need rescue or assistance using the Project Agos disaster information map. Rappler’s MovePH team will monitor the map and alert the relevant local authorities.

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