CEBU CITY, Philippines – Classes are still suspended this Thursday, October 24, in at least 31 areas in Cebu due to threats of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami).
As of 8 a.m., on Thursday, the following local governments announced that classes remained cancelled.
Alcoy
Alegria
Argao
Asturias
Balamban
Barili
Boljoon
Carcar City
Carmen
Cebu City
Compostela
Consolacion
Cordova
Daanbantayan
Dalaguete
Danao City
Dumanjug
Lapu-Lapu City
Liloan
Malabuyoc
Mandaue City
Minglanilla
Naga City
Pinamungajan
Samboan
Santander
Sibonga
Tabogon
Talisay City
Toledo City
Tuburan
Meanwhile, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has lifted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1, in Cebu on Thursday.
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Kristine has intensified into a severe tropical storm on Wednesday, October 23, as it makes its way towards northern Luzon, packing wind with speeds of up to 95 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness reaching 165 kph.
It was last spotted over Aguinaldo, Ifugao in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Pagasa also said strong to storm-force winds are expected in areas up to 730 kilometers outwards from the center of the severe tropical storm.