News in Pictures: October 25, 2024

‘KRISTINE’ DID THIS

Residents of Burabod, Libon town, Albay province, walk past the site of a landslide that has partly buried a house in this photo taken on Thursday, two days after Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine” lashed the Bicol region. Inset shows a sign in the town indicating that it is indeed vulnerable to such deadly hazards.

Residents of Burabod, Libon town, Albay province continue to evacuate after a landslide happened on Wednesday afternoon, October 23,2024. – MARK ALVIC ESPLANA / INQUIRER.

ROADSIDE DAMAGE

A concrete wall has fallen over, taking some trees and utility posts with it, along a major road in Oas, Albay, one of the structures damaged by Severe Tropical Storm
“Kristine.” Photo taken on Wednesday.

TOTALLY DAMAGED – Residents in Oas, Albay pass through a concrete fence destroyed by Tropical Storm Kristine. The town was the hardest hit in Albay province. **– MICHAEL B. JAUCIAN**

REPURPOSED

Felled banana tree trunks find a new, timely purpose at the flooded Barangay Paclas in Libon town, Albay province, one of the storm-battered areas reached by Philippine Coast Guard responders on Thursday.

MORE HELP_Rubber boats from the Philippine Coast Guard help some residents cross the flooded main road of Barangay Paclas, Libon town, Albay province, after Typhoon Kristine battered the province with heavy rains and strong winds on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. – MARK ALVIC ESPLANA / INQUIRER.

NO CHILL

Baguio City also takes a beating from Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine” on Thursday, as torrential rains whipped the downtown area and a thick late-afternoon fog descends on much of the summer capital.

BAGUIO city took a beating from severe tropical storm Kristine on Thursday (Oct 24) as it rampaged through north Luzon, bringing strong torrential rains although not much wind. Thick fog covered the summer capital by sunset. **– PHOTOS BY NEIL CLARK ONGCHANGCO**

STRANDED

Passengers sit out a stormy day at Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange in Parañaque City, as several long-haul bus trips were canceled on Thursday due to Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine.” Officials say the storm’s impact was felt in at least 12 regions across the country.

October 24 2024
Passengers wait for their ride as several buses at the PITX in Paranaque city have cancelled their trips on thursday after severe tropical storm Kristine made landfall in Luzon. The Philippine Coast Guard on thursday reported 8,786 passengers, 2,725 rolling cargoes, 142 vessels and 65 motorbancas stranded across 126 ports in the country. Two airports have been affected, one in MIMAROPA and one in Bicol region. **– INQUIRER / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ**

A ‘SLIDE’ OF THE FILTHIER KIND

The week’s extreme weather has again showed the extent of Metro Manila’s solid waste problem. Photo taken on Thursday at a creek where the water level has risen due to Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine” near Araneta Avenue in Quezon City