PNP on alert as Tropical Storm Kiyapo threatens Northern Luzon
The Philippine National Police has placed units in Northern Luzon on high alert as Tropical Storm Kiyapo approaches the region. Authorities are prepositioning search-and-rescue assets and coordinating with local disaster councils to prepare for potential landfall.
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MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed its units in Northern Luzon on heightened alert as Tropical Storm Kiyapo (international name: Noul) threatens to affect parts of the region.
PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said Friday that police units along the storm's projected path have been instructed to preposition search-and-rescue assets and coordinate closely with local disaster risk reduction and management councils to ensure a swift emergency response.
"All our police units in areas along Kiyapo's projected path are ready," Nartatez said in a statement.
READ: Wind signals raised over parts of N. Luzon due to Kiyapo
As of 4 a.m. Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) located Kiyapo about 345 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan.
The storm was moving west-northwest at 30 kilometers per hour (kph), packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph and gusts of up to 80 kph.
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