Sudden heavy rains in Cebu may continue through August — Pagasa

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Heavy afternoon and evening rains that triggered widespread flooding across Metro Cebu on Thursday may continue in the coming months as the rainy season peaks, even as forecasters expect El Niño to return and bring drier conditions before the end of the year. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Friday that Thursday’s nearly four-hour downpour, which inundated at least 16 communities across Cebu City, resulted from localized thunderstorms rather than a tropical cyclone or low-pressure area. “It was an ordinary rain event caused by localized thunderstorms,” said Engineer Al Quiblat, chief of […]...

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