UPDATE: Govt disaster agency raises ‘blue alert’ as floods hit metro, parts of Luzon, Visayas

By The Manila Times

Jul 17, 2018 1:24 pm

THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has issued a blue alert as tropical storm “Henry” (Son-Tih) left the Philippines on Tuesday, enhancing a southwest monsoon that flooded Metro Manila and parts of Luzon and the Visayas.

Under a blue alert, all member agencies and regional offices of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) are obliged to monitor the situation 24/7.

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