Philippines Shuts Financial Markets, Offices Amid Floods
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Three people were killed and three are missing after heavy rains flooded the Philippine capital and nearby provinces, shutting financial markets, schools and government offices.
Tropical storm Trami, locally known as Maring, was almost stationary east of Batanes province for the past six hours, maintaining its maximum winds of 75 kilometers per hour and gusts reaching 90 kilometers per hour. “Heavy to intense” rainfall at as much as 25 millimeters per hour is enhancing the monsoon rains and thunderstorms over the main island of Luzon, the weather bureau said in an 11 a.m. advisory on its website.