Phillippines sound the flood and landslide alarm as Tropical Storm Jenny intensifies and barrels towards South-East Asian country


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MANILA (Philippin Daily Inquirer/ANN): Severe Tropical Storm Jenny (international name: Koinu) has intensified on Sunday afternoon while swirling towards Northern Luzon, which prompted the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) to raise Tropical cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over Batanes.

In its 5pm update, Pagasa reported that Jenny was spotted some 760 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan and increased its maximum wind speed from 95 kilometers per hour (kph) to 100 kph. near the center and gustiness from 115 kph to 125 kph while moving northwest at 15 kph.

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