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Tropical storm Linfa cripples Philippine capital

Xinhua, July 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

Government offices and schools were closed on Monday in the Philippine capital of Metro Manila due to flooding triggered by heavy rains because of tropical storm Linfa, locally known as Egay.

President Benigno S. Aquino III's office issued a statement after "accumulated rainfall" that reached the critical level, said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr.

Agencies whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services, preparedness and response to disasters and calamities, and the performance of other vital public services were not suspended.

Classes in northern part of the country were also suspended and some domestic flights were canceled, while ships and other sea vessels were not allowed to sail by the Philippine Coast Guard, the state disaster management agency said.

State weather forecasting agency said Linfa continued to move northward slowly and with estimated amount of rainfall from moderate to heavy within the 400-km diameter of the storm.

Linfa has maximum sustained winds of 75 km per hour near the center and gusts of up to 90 kph.

It is expected to leave the Philippines by Thursday evening. Endi