The enhanced southwest monsoon is expected to bring heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in Luzon and Visayas until Wednesday, heightening the risk of flooding and landslides, especially in high-risk areas, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday.
The southwest monsoon, being enhanced by tropical depression Krovanh, previously known as PIlandok, is likely to bring heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in Luzon and Visayas until Wednesday, posing a risk of flooding and landslides, according to the state weather bureau on Monday.
Krovanh was last located 1,195 kilometers east-northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon, packing 55 kilometers per hour (kph) of maximum sustained winds and 70 kph of gustiness, PAGASA said in its 10:00 a.m. storm outlook.
“This tropical depression is enhancing the southwest monsoon, which is affecting Luzon and Visayas, Aldczar D. Aurelio, weather specialist of PAGASA, said in a 5:00 a.m. press briefing in Filipino.
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