BACOLOD City – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson ordered all disaster risk reduction and management offices (DRRMO) in Negros Occidental to be on “blue alert” beginning due to the threat of typhoon Kammuri.
Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Zeaphard Caelian said Lacson wanted to heighten preparedness for possible flooding or landslides.
Local government units (LGUs) were also told to review their contingency plans.
In its latest bulletin last night, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration warned of potential hazards as Kammuri strengthened from a severe tropical storm into a typhoon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
Kammuri is expected to enter the country on Sunday morning and will be given the local name “Tisoy.”
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the storm is threatening northern Luzon. However, the typhoon may still affect Negros Occidental, bringing light to at time heavy rains and thunderstorms.
Kammuri is moving slowly to the west northwest at 10 kilometer per hour.
Other weather agencies such as the Japan Meteorological Agency and the US Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Guam forecast the storm hitting the Bicol region or Central Luzon area.
Kammuri is also threatening the Southeast Asian Games, which will open tomorrow in Bulacan./PN
