⁍ The Philippines evacuated nearly 1,800 people and suspended sea travel as tropical storm Molave was expected to bring widespread rains.

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⁍ Tropical cyclone wind alerts were issued for several provinces in the Bicol and Calabarzon regions.

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⁍ Molave is expected to make landfall later in the day while traversing the southern Luzon area.

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– A tropical storm has prompted the evacuation of nearly 1,800 people in the Philippines. The storm, named Molave, is expected to hit the Bicol and Calabarzon regions on the main island of Luzon later today, Reuters reports. “Further intensification prior to landfall over Bicol region remains likely,” says the national weather bureau. The storm has also prompted the cancellation of sea travel in the region.