Severe Tropical Storm Carina further intensifies as it enhances southwest monsoon

MANILA, Philippines – More areas were placed under Signal No. 1 before dawn on Monday, July 22, as Severe Tropical Storm Carina (Gaemi) further intensified offshore.

In its 5 am bulletin on Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Carina now has maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour from the previous 95 km/h.

The severe tropical storm’s gustiness is now up to 125 km/h from 115 km/h.

After...