On September 8, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said it was monitoring two new low pressure areas outside the country's forecast area (PAR), which could develop into storms.
PAGASA's storm bulletin on the afternoon of September 8 indicated that at 3:00 p.m. the same day, the center of the first low pressure was located at about 24.7 degrees north latitude, 134.2 degrees east longitude, about 1,340 km east-northeast of Luzon. The second low pressure was detected east of Mindanao.
"We cannot rule out the possibility that these depressions will become typhoons in the coming days. But in the next 24 hours, the possibility of the depression intensifying into a typhoon is low. Based on our latest analysis, the depression does not have any direct impact on the Philippines," said PAGASA typhoon forecaster Grace Castaneda.
However, Castaneda noted, the low pressure area east-northeast of Northern Luzon is expected to intensify the southwest monsoon as it approaches the boundary or enters the Philippine forecast area.
Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon will bring rain to the western parts of Northern and Central Luzon.
The second low pressure system east of Mindanao may also intensify the southwest monsoon as it approaches the PAR forecast area, possibly bringing rains to western Visayas and Mindanao in the second half of next week.
On the other hand, the southwest monsoon continues to affect most parts of Luzon, while the rest of the country experiences cloudy skies and locally thunderstorms.
Despite the above conditions, PAGASA is currently not issuing a gale warning for any coastal areas of the country.
Meanwhile, the Philippines is still dealing with the aftermath of Typhoon Enteng (international name: Typhoon Yagi, Vietnam calls it Typhoon No. 3). Typhoon Yagi made landfall in the Philippines on the evening of September 1, causing flooding and landslides in many areas before leaving the country on September 3. Yagi became a super typhoon after leaving the Philippines.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of the Philippines, as of September 7, at least 16 people have died, 15 people were injured, and 21 others are missing due to Typhoon Yagi in the country. Infrastructure damage is estimated at about 4 million USD.
After leaving the Philippines, the super typhoon affected Hong Kong (China). Then, the strongest typhoon to hit Asia this year made landfall on the coast of Hainan and Guangdong provinces of China on the afternoon of September 6 with maximum winds of 233 km/h. Super typhoon Yagi killed at least 4 people, injured 95 in Hainan, and caused more than 102 million USD in infrastructure damage.
Then, storm No. 3 continued to hit the northern provinces of Vietnam on September 7, causing heavy damage. As of 10:00 a.m. on September 8, 14 people had died and 176 were injured by storm Yagi. In Quang Ninh, 4 people died, in Hanoi, 3 people, in Hai Phong, 1 person, in Hai Duong, 4 people died, and in Military Region 3, 1 person died.
176 people were injured, including 157 in Quang Ninh; 8 in Hanoi; 5 in Hai Phong; 5 in Hai Duong and 1 in Hoa Binh.
