Weather & Science
Philippines Braces for Another Typhoon After Storms Swamp Crops
- Yinxing — known locally as Marce — forecast to dump heavy rain
- Rice and corn damaged by series of successive tropical storms
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The Philippines is set to be drenched by its fourth storm in just over a month, which threatens to add to a growing tally of crop losses that total at least 11.5 billion pesos ($197 million) this year.
Typhoon Yinxing — known locally as Marce — is forecast to bring more than 200 millimeters (8 inches) of torrential rain to Cagayan province from Thursday, according to the nation’s weather bureau. The region remains heavily waterlogged due to downpours from recent storms.