Typhoon Quinta to make landfall in Dinagat Wednesday; 6 provinces under Signal 1

From MindaNews (Dec 25): Typhoon Quinta to make landfall in Dinagat Wednesday; 6 provinces under Signal 1

Six provinces along the northeastern part of Mindanao have been placed under public storm warning signal 1 as the low pressure area spotted east of northern Mindanao on Monday developed into a tropical depression named “Quinta” and is expected to make landfall over the province of Dinagat Islands Wednesday morning, the weather bureau said.

Public storm warning signal number 1 has been hoisted over Leyte and Samar in the Visayas and in Mindanao — the island provinces of Dinagat and Camiguin and the mainland provinces of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte. Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned residents living in low lying and mountainous areas under Signal 1 gainst possible flashfloods and landslides.

Quinta is the second typhoon to hit Mindanao in three weeks after super typhoon Pablo battered Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley and portions of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur and Bukidnon on December 4 and the third in 12 months after Typhoon Sendong struck the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City and portions of Bukidnon, Before Sendong, Pablo and now Quinta, Mindanao had been repeatedly referred to as “typhoon-free” but for the northeastern part.....

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