By Jhunex Napallacan
PDI Visayas
November 20, 2007
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) hoisted Public Storm Signal No. 2 in Cebu, Bohol, Northern Negros, Guimaras Island, and Iloilo Monday afternoon as the weather disturbance “Lando†intensified from a tropical depression into a storm.
The storm blew through Central Visayas around 4 p.m., packing winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 80 kph near the center and was expected to cross the inland waters of the Visayas, moving west northwest at 13 kph.
Signal No. 1 was raised in Aklan, Antique, Capiz, the rest of the Negros provinces, Siquijor, Cuyo Island, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Island, Western Samar, Eastern Samar, Camotes Island, and Biliran Island.
"Tropical Storm Lando is moving west northwest and is expected to cross the Visayas this evening," said Nathaniel Cruz, PAGASA weather branch chief.
The storm did not weaken despite making landfall since it did not hit a huge mass of land when it left Surigao and hovered over the seas on its way to Cebu, Cruz said in a television interview.
"Definitely, the Visayas will continue to experience stormy, especially in areas where storm signals are up," Cruz said.
A woman here was injured when a landslide hit her house in La Guerta, Barangay (village) Lahug .
At the height of the storm, the strong winds felled trees and some billboards, causing traffic jams in major Metro Cebu streets.
PAGASA said the storm will be in the vicinity of Cuyo Island, 130 kph west of Iloilo city on Tuesday afternoon.
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