Egay causes flooding in parts of the Philippines

Several parts of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao experienced strong winds and flooding due to Super Typhoon Egay or the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Habagat).

According to an Unang Balita report on Tuesday, some boats sank in Bulan, Sorsogon due to strong waves. Fishermen were barred from harvesting as Typhoon Signal Number 1 was declared in the province.

Meanwhile, residents in Bangued, Abra are preparing to evacuate due to the threat of the super typhoon.

In Visayas, commuters used a rope to cross Paliwan River due to a knee-deep flood in a temporary access road in Laua-an, Antique. A barangay in Catbalogan, Samar also experienced strong waves causing the fishermen to secure their boats behind a seawall.

Fishing in Tagbilaran, Bohol was also halted due to the bad weather.

Meanwhile, continuous rains caused flooding and heavy traffic in Pigcawayan, Cotabato.

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), a total of 16,888 people or 4,554 families have been affected by Super Typhoon Egay and the Southwest Monsoon in 28 barangays in Ilocos, Calabarzon, Bicol, Western Visayas, and Northern Mindanao.

Of the affected population, 38 individuals or 16 families are staying in three evacuation centers, while 62 people or 12 families are taking shelter in other places.

So far, eight houses have been reported damaged, seven partially and one totally, due to Egay and the Southwest Monsoon.

One person was reported injured in Western Visayas, the NDRRMC said.

The NDRRMC said power outage was experienced in an area in Bicol and a water supply problem in another area in the same region.

In it's 11 am advisory, state weather bureau PAGASA raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 in a portion of mainland Cagayan as Super Typhoon Egay gets closer to Northern Luzon.  Signal warnings are also up in several parts of the country. 

At 10 a.m., Egay was located 270 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour, with gustiness of up to 230 km/h, and central pressure of 925 hPa.

Its strong to typhoon-force winds extend outwards up to 680 km from the center. 

Egay is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Thursday. —Hana Bordey/ VAL, GMA Integrated News