MANILA >> Tropical Storm Trami has killed at least 26 people and forced more than 150,000 to flee their homes in the Philippines, officials said on Thursday, as it made landfall on the northeastern coast.

MANILA: Kristine (international name: Trami) intensified into a tropical storm early Tuesday (Oct 22), prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No.

The state-run weather agency placed more areas all over the country under storm signals as Tropical Storm "Kristine" intensifies over east of Quezon. Under Signal No. 2 are Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union,

Tropical Storm #KristinePH has maintained its strength while moving northwestward over the sea east of the Bicol Region, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) picked up strength while over the Philippine Sea, the state weather bureau PAGASA said on Tuesday afternoon. In its 5 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said Kristine has maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h and gustiness of up to 90 km/h.

Tropical Storm “Kristine” (international name “Trami”) slightly strengthened as it moves across the Philippine Sea, east of Bicol Region, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday afternoon,