"Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi, the 15th tropical cyclone in the Philippines this year, continues to lash the central islands of the Philippines and was moving northwest with gusts of up to 135 kilometres per hour (84 miles per hour) as of 05:30 GMT on Friday, the weather bureau Pagasa said. It warned of the risks of heavy rainfall in some areas."
"About 400,000 people have been evacuated across several islands, Bernardo Alejandro, an official with the civil defence, said during a Friday news briefing. Of that number, about 87,000 were from the eastern Bicol region, a disaster agency official said. More than 73,000 people were evacuated and are staying in government shelters in the provinces of Eastern Samar and Northern Samar, provincial officials said."
"State television outlet PTV reported that as of 03:00 GMT, four people were confirmed to have been killed in the Bicol region. Bicol regional civil defence director Claudio Yucot told the station that three people were killed on the island of Masbate, including one who was pinned down by a falling tree. Another was struck by lighting in Camarines Norte Province."
Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi, the 15th tropical cyclone this year, battered the central Philippine islands with gusts up to 135 kilometres per hour and heavy rain while moving northwest toward Vietnam. Authorities warned of heavy rainfall and flood risks in multiple areas. About 400,000 people were evacuated across several islands, including roughly 87,000 from the eastern Bicol region and more than 73,000 sheltering in Eastern Samar and Northern Samar. At least four people were killed in Bicol, with three deaths on Masbate and one struck by lightning in Camarines Norte. Heavy rains triggered a mudslide on Panay, blocking a national highway and prompting evacuations in Iloilo.
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