Southwest monsoon flooded southern Philippines

Southwest monsoon flooded southern Philippines

Two days of rain has flooded several villages and towns in southern Philippines and forced nearly 700 people to flee their homes on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 UTC. Two men died while a total of 250 houses were destroyed when a flashflood hit two villages in Glan town,

Tropical Storm Guchol formed in western North Pacific Ocean

Tropical Storm Guchol formed in western North Pacific Ocean

Tropical Depression 05W developed into Tropical Storm Guchol as it tracks through the western North Pacific Ocean. According to JTWC, on June 12 at 21:00 UTC, Guchol was located about 175 nm east of Yap (9.7 N  141.7 E). It is moving to the west at speed of 8 knots