Weather: Floods, landslides threaten Visayas, Mindanao, PAGASA says

Flash floods and landslides caused by rains from two low-pressure areas threaten parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, state weather forecasters said Sunday afternoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the first LPA was estimated at 315 km west of Calapan, Mindoro Oriental as of 2 p.m. On the other hand, the second LPA was estimated at 850 km east of Surigao City. Both LPAs are embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, PAGASA said. "Visayas and Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslides," PAGASA said. While PAGASA did not say if the LPAs would intensify into a cyclone, Philippine weather site Typhoon2000 indicated a tropical cyclone is possible between July 4 and 9 (Monday and Saturday). Should any of the LPAs intensify into a cyclone, the cyclone will be codenamed "Goring." Meanwhile, PAGASA said Southern Luzon will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of Luzon will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening, it added. Light to moderate winds blowing from the East to Southeast will prevail over Luzon and coming from the Southwest to West over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate, PAGASA said. - KBK, GMA News