
RDRRMC: WV at high risk as tropical storm approaches
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) warned on Monday, December 13, that the entire Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental, is at high risk as Tropical Storm “Rai” approaches the Philippines.The tropical storm once it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) will be known as “Odette.”The center of the Tropical Storm “Rai” was estimated at 1,630 km East of Mindanao, outside the PAR, as of 4 p.m. Monday, a Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) advisory said.It had maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the center, gustiness up to 80 km/h, and central pressure of 998 hPa, it said.“Rai” intensified into a tropical storm at 2 p.m. Monday and is forecast to gradually intensify and may rea...









