‘Gener’ now a typhoon

Pagasa warns of more rain to come with Gener intensifiying into a typhoon and w/ the another low pressure area in the vicinity of Bataan and Zambales. Storm signal number 3 is raised over the Batanes Group of Islands with Gener posing a threat to extreme Northen Luzon. The Department of Education suspended classes in Metro Manila, Monday, July 30 following non-stop rains over the weekend. Meanwhile the La Mesa Dam in Quezon City and the Ipo Dam in Bulacan are both near spilling levels, residents living in the area of the La Mesa Dam are being asked to evacuate. Water levels in 4 other reservoirs in Northen Luzon – Angat, Ambuklao, Pantabangan, and Magat are also on the rise. 

 

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