Several local governments in central and southern Philippines suspended classes and work on Tuesday due to heavy rains from a low pressure area (LPA) east of the country, triggering floods in some areas. READ:
Continued rainfall has caused flooding in low-lying areas and overflowing of rivers, and landslides in mountainous areas. These prompted pre-emptive and forced evacuation among the affected populace,In Iloilo City, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas canceled the weekly flag ceremony at the city hall and announced a suspension of classes in elementary and high school. Tertiary education institutions were given discretion to call of classes.
The Office of Civil Defense in Eastern Visayas ordered a full alert on emergency teams after state weather agency PAGASA issued a red rainfall warning over the provinces of Eastern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Biliran, and neighboring Camotes Island. The shear line, or where rain is formed when cold and warm air converge, started Dec. 18 and continued to dump rains in the Visayas and Mindanao until Christmas eve. An LPA also formed the following week, bringing rains in areas already affected by the shear line.
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