24/09/2025
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has warned that 1,342 villages in Eastern Visayas face high risks of flooding and rain-induced landslides due to Tropical Storm Opong.
Flood-prone: 1,035 villages (332 in Samar, 239 in Eastern Samar, 233 in Northern Samar, 177 in Leyte, 54 in Biliran).
Landslide-prone: 307 villages (90 in Northern Samar, 81 in Leyte, 65 in Samar, 30 in Eastern Samar, 29 in Biliran, 12 in Southern Leyte).
⚠️ MGB urged residents to monitor rivers, slopes, and drainage canals, and to report signs of soil movement, cracks in walls, sudden water rise, or muddy flows.
PAGASA has hoisted Signal No. 1 in Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and Samar as Opong, located 815 km east of northeastern Mindanao, continues to bring heavy rains.