Northern Cebu remains under Signal No. 1

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Northern Cebu and the islands of Bantayan and Camotes remains under Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 1.

In its 5 a.m. advisory on Monday, April 19, 2021, Pagasa said that these areas will continue to experience winds ranging from 30 to 60 kilometers per hour (km/h) in the next 36 hours as a result of Typhoon Bising.

Sea travels have remained suspended as of this writing.

On Monday morning, Daanbantayan Mayor Sun Shimura ordered the suspension of work in all public schools in their town to prevent accidents that may result from the weather disturbance.

Fisher man in Sta. Fe town in Bantayan Island have also started to hide their wooden pump boats to avoid destruction that may result from strong waves.

Pagasa said that as of 4 a.m. this Monday, the eye of Typhoon Bising was located 250 kilometers (km) east Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes (14.1°N, 126.5°E). It has a maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 240 km/h while it continues to move north northwestward at 10 km/h. Below is a an overview of areas still under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal:

Read: Signal No. 1 up in northern Cebu

/bmjo

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