Habagat triggers expanded red rainfall warning in Western Visayas
The southwest monsoon, known as Habagat, has triggered severe rainfall warnings across Western Visayas in the Philippines. Authorities have issued red alerts for flooding and landslides, leading to widespread school suspensions and ongoing rescue operations.
Why it matters
Extreme weather events in the region pose immediate threats to public safety and infrastructure, requiring urgent government response and disaster management.
ILOILO CITY - The southwest monsoon (habagat) continued to dump heavy rains across Western Visayas on Friday, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) to expand areas under its heavy rainfall warning as flooding worsened in parts of Iloilo and Antique.
In Heavy Rainfall Warning No. 5 issued at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 24, Pagasa retained Guimaras under red warning and added Leganes in Iloilo to the list of localities where serious flooding is expected in low-lying areas and landslides may occur in mountainous terrain.
Also under the red warning were the Antique towns of Hamtic, Tobias Fornier and Anini-y; the Iloilo localities of San Joaquin, Miagao, Guimbal, Tigbauan, Oton, Iloilo City, Dumangas, Zarraga and Leganes; and the Negros Occidental areas of Hinoba-an, Sipalay City, Candoni, Cauayan, Ilog and Kabankalan City.
READ: 16 Iloilo LGUs suspend classes as habagat rains intensify across Panay
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