Published On 26 Sep 2025
As of 05:30 GMT on Friday, Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi, the 15th tropical cyclone to strike the Philippines this year, was still ravaging the country’s central islands and was moving northwest with winds of up to 135 kph (84 mph) according to the weather bureau Pagasa. It issued a warning about the potential for heavy rain to fall in some places.
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According to Bernardo Alejandro, a civil defense official, about 400, 000 people have been evacuated from various islands during a news conference on Friday. A disaster agency official claimed that about 87, 000 of those were from the eastern Bicol region.
According to provincial officials, more than 73, 000 people have been evacuated and are now residing in government shelters in Eastern Samar and Northern Samar provinces.
Four people were confirmed to have died in the Bicol region as of 03:00 GMT, according to state television station PTV.
One victim was pinned down by a falling tree, according to Claudio Yucot, director of the Bicol regional civil defense, who told the station that three people had died on Masbate. In Camarines Norte Province, another was struck by lighting.
Governor Richard Kho stated in a news release posted on Facebook that at least 20 000 people have been forced to flee the island province.
The provincial disaster agency claims that a mudslide along a national highway was caused by heavy rains on the central island of Panay.
As floodwaters continue to rise, bulldozers in the province of Iloilo try to clear the path for drivers and residents who were being evacuated.
The government had to halt classes in some areas of the capital’s Manila because of it.
Corruption and climate change
According to Philippine forecasters, Bualoi, which is heading its way in the South China Sea, may turn into a typhoon as it heads its way to Vietnam.
Millions of people are constantly living in poverty in disaster-prone regions of the Philippines, where each year there are an average of 20 storms and typhoons.
As climate change warms the world, scientists have warned that storms are getting stronger in the Philippines.
In the wake of Super Typhoon Ragasa, which passed over the nation’s extreme northern border earlier this week and claimed the lives of at least nine people, thousands of people are still displaced.
Bualoi hit at a sensitive time as corruption cases involving flood control and related infrastructure projects are being investigated, including those involving President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s allies.
Source: Aljazeera
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