Roads were temporarily closed Tuesday morning along Madre Ignacia St. at the corner of Quirino Avenue in Malate, Manila after a billboard collapsed on Monday due to strong winds attributed to the effects of southwest monsoon (habagat), which was enhanced by Super Typhoon ‘Nando.’
Workers are seen clearing the debris as of mid-morning after it got entangled with some power lines. No one was reported injured in the incident. Weather in Metro Manila remains affected by ‘habagat’ characterized by cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms.
According to early morning weather forecast, ‘Nando’ continues to weaken and is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility later this Tuesday. It was last monitored at 265 kilometers west of Calayan, Cagayan, moving westward at 20 kilometers per hour (kph) while packing 185 kph of winds.
The highest prevailing tropical cyclone wind signal at the moment is Signal No. 3, covering Ilocos Norte and parts of Apayao and Cagayan, including the Babuyan Islands in northern Luzon. Other affected areas were placed under Signals No. 1 and 2.
