Flood advisories issued in 4 regions as weather grounds 13 domestic flights

20-Jul-12, 10:56 AM | Abigail Kwok and Eric B. Apolonio, InterAksyon.com

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MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE 3 - 3:13 p.m.) Flood advisories were issued Friday in four regions of Luzon and Mindanao as the inclement weather brought by an active low pressure area forced the cancellation of 17 domestic flights to and from Manila.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration also placed Metro Manila under a "yellow alert" as moderate to heavy rains are expected over the capital region.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council issued flood advisories for the Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon and Mimaropa regions in Luzon and the Zamboanga Peninsula in Mindanao.
In Cagayan province, rainfall of 49 mm was recorded in Aparri and 39.4 mm in Tuguegarao over the past 24 hours.
Moderate rains are still expected over the next 24 hours.
The NDRRMC said waterways in Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino are likely to be affected by the rains.
In Calabarzon, 34.9 mm of rainfall was recorded in Tanay while Quezon, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas and Cavite were alerted because waterways in these provinces are likely to be affected by the rains.
Coron and Cuyo in Palawan also recorded significant amounts of rainfall over the past 24 hours.
The NDRRMC said 46 mm of rain fell in Coron and 54.4 mm in Cuyo.
The NDRRMC has directed local disaster officials in the affected areas to warn residents in the area and undertake necessary precautionary measures.
PAGASA said rainfall of between 5 to 12 mm per hour is expected to affect the cities of Pasay, Taguig, Parañaque, Las Piñas and Muntinlupa and may also effect Manila, Pasig, Mandaluyong and San Juan.
Saying the rains could last for three hours, the weather bureau warned residents of possible flashfloods and landslides.
Meanwhile, budget carriers Cebu Pacific, Zet Air and Airphil Express cancelled flights because of poor visibility caused by the heavy rains.
Manila International Airport Authority media affairs chief Consuelo Bungag said they will be issuing hourly updates to inform passengers of additional flight cancellations.
As of 11 a.m., the cancelled flights to and from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 are:

• Cebu Pacific flight 5J from Caticlan to Manila
• AirphilExpress flight 2P 014 from Manila to Tuguegarao
• AirphilExpress flight 2P 015 Tuguegarao to Manila
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 898 Caticlan to Manila
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 895 Manila to Caticlan
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 896 Caticlan to Manila
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 897 Manila to Caticlan
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 197 Cauayan to Manila
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 196 Manila to Cauayan
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 505 Tugegarao to Manila
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 504 Manila to Tugegarao
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 902 Caticlan to Manila
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 901 Manila to Caticlan
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 905 Manila to Caticlan
• Cebu Pacific flight 5J 906 Caticlan to Manila
• Zest Air flight Z2 410 Manila to Busuanga
• Zest Air flight Z2 411 Busuanga to Manila

Only one international flight from NAIA 3, China Southern flight CZ398 bound for Guangzhou, was cancelled but this was due to operational problems.

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