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Tropical cyclones and storm surges: Why they are deadly

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 07:49 AM

Cyclones are low-pressure systems that form over warm tropical waters, with gale force winds near the center. The winds can extend hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the eye of the storm. Read more »

Typhoon Ambo destroys some tents at Kidney Institute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 09:57 AM

Typhoon Ambo destroyed some tents that COVID-19 patients used at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, a doctor there said Tuesday.  Read more »

Eastern Samar worries over relief supplies due to Ambo, virus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 10:43 AM

Eastern Samar is worried over relief supplies following a powerful typhoon hit late last week, as it was still reeling from pandemic restrictions, its governor said Monday. Read more »

‘Parang buhawi’: Ilang estraktura, kabuhayan pinadapa ng bagyong Ambo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 06:49 PM

Aabot na sa apat ang naitalang patay sa pananalasa ng bagyong Ambo, na nagdulot ng landslide, baha, at iba pang pinsala sa iba ibang parte ng Luzon at Visayas sa loob ng ilang araw. Read more »

Slightly weaker Ambo to continue drenching northern Luzon

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 06:15 PM

Tropical storm Ambo (international name: Vongfong) is expected to bring heavy to moderate rains over northern Luzon even after it weakened slightly on Saturday morning, state weather bureau PAGASA said.  Read more »

2,000 families evacuate in Quezon province due to Ambo

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 05:48 PM

Around 2,000 families in Quezon Province fled their homes due to severe tropical storm Ambo, a disaster official said Friday.  Read more »

Ambo weakens after forcing 140,000 from homes in virus-hit Philippines

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 10:43 PM

Ambo weakened into a severe tropical storm on Friday after it drove tens of thousands of people into evacuation centers while trying to follow COVID-19 protocols. Read more »

Typhoon Ambo pummels COVID-stricken Philippines at 6th landfall

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 12:20 PM

Typhoon Ambo (international name: Vongfong) hit land for the sixth time on Friday morning, as pandemic protocols complicated the evacuation of tens of thousands in coronavirus-stricken Luzon. Read more »

Thousands fleeing Ambo face COVID-19 threat at evacuation centers

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 09:50 AM

Typhoon Ambo on Friday continued to lash coronavirus-stricken Philippines with strong winds and heavy rains that sent tens of thousands to evacuation centers while observing pandemic protocols and authorities scrambled for funds. Read more »

'Ambo' makes 5th landfall over Burias island; Signal No. 2 raised in Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 10:02 AM

Typhoon Ambo slammed into Burias island 3 a.m. Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rains as it made its 5th landfall so far over the eastern Philippines, state weather bureau PAGASA said.  Read more »

Typhoon Ambo to slam into Bondoc Peninsula; Signal No. 2 raised in Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 06:48 AM

MANILA - Typhoon Ambo continued to pack violent winds and intense rains as it hammered the eastern Philippines early Friday, state weather bureau PAGASA said. Read more »

Typhoon Ambo, with violent winds and intense rains, bears down on Bicol region

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 04:43 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Typhoon Ambo, bringing violent winds and intense rains, has crossed Samar island and moved closer to Bicol region Thursday night, state weather bureau PAGASA said. Read more »

Ambo may make second landfall over Sorsogon: PAGASA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 01:30 AM

In an interview on TV Patrol, PAGASA weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said Ambo may make a second landfall by Thursday night or Friday morning over Sorsogon should it continue to follow its forecast track. Read more »

Missing couple found on island in typhoon-hit Eastern Samar: governor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 09:55 PM

MANILA (UPDATED)- A couple went missing after traveling by boat to an island village in Eastern Samar to sell fish amid Typhoon Ambo's onslaught, Gov. Ben Evardone said Thursday.  Read more »

Typhoon Ambo maintains strength as it moves west

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 01:31 AM

Typhoon Ambo has maintained it strength as it moves over the northern portion of Samar province, state weather bureau PAGASA said Thursday. Read more »

Nearly 10,000 evacuate in Samar due to Ambo; power out in whole province

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 06:04 PM

Rei Josiah Echano, head of the Northern Samar provincial disaster risk reduction management office, said in an interview around 9,700 individuals were sent to evacuation centers after Ambo barreled through the province, cutting off electricity and communication in the area. Read more »

Typhoon-hit Eastern Samar struggles with evacuation amid COVID-19 crisis

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 05:10 PM

Eastern Samar scrambled Thursday to shelter its residents from Typhoon Ambo after converting most of its evacuation centers into quarantine facilities for the coronavirus pandemic, its governor said.  Read more »

BMPM: Bagyong Ambo, maagang nagparamdam sa Bicol at Eastern Visayas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 09:19 PM

Maagang nag-antabay ang ilang Bayan Patrollers sa Bicol Region at sa Eastern Visayas Huwebes para sa inaasahang pagbayo ng Bagyong Ambo sa mga probinsya sa lugar.   Read more »

Ambo nag-landfall na sa E. Samar; mga LGU naghahanda kasabay ng COVID-19 pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 07:21 PM

MAYNILA (UPDATE) - Dama na ang pag-ulan sa ilang parte ng Visayas at Bicol Region ngayong nag-landfall na ang bagyong Ambo, sa Eastern Samar nitong hapon ng Huwebes, sa gitna ng pag-iingat at pagsunod sa quarantine protocols dahil sa banta ng coronavirus disease 2019.  Read more »

Ambo makes landfall over Eastern Samar as Philippines reels from COVID pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 03:55 PM

The Philippines' first typhoon of the year, Ambo, hit land on Thursday, as millions on its path who are reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic braced for heavy rains and strong winds. Read more »