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Khon Kaen authorities have warned people in this northeastern province to brace for heavy to very heavy rain that may cause flash floods and overflows between Aug 26 and 31, as tropical storm Ma-on is forecast to pass through Thailand.

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): More than 3,600 families (12,127 people) from 149 villages in Cagayan province remained in evacuation centres on Wednesday (Aug 24) following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Florita (international name: Ma-on), which was already outside the Philippine area of responsibility after battering northern Luzon for two days.

A TROPICAL storm lashed the northern Philippines with strong wind and rain, injuring at least two people and prompting the president to close schools and govern­ment offices in the capital and outlying provinces.

MANILA, Philippines—A tropical storm blew out of the northern Philippines on Wednesday, leaving at least three people injured ...