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TACLOBAN CITY 鈥� Heavy rains on Thursday caused by a shear line prompted authorities to suspend classes in several areas across Eastern Visayas
In Leyte, classes were suspended in the towns of Abuyog, Alangalang, and Jaro, as well as in the cities of Ormoc and Tacloban.
Several towns in Samar, including Santa Margarita and Tarangnan, also declared class suspensions, as well as in San Isidro town in Northern Samar.
Meanwhile, in Eastern Samar, classes were canceled in the municipalities of San Policarpo, Dolores, Balangkayan, Giporlos, Sulat, Can-avid, Guiuan, and Jipapad, where flooding in the town proper was reported by its local disaster risk reduction and management office.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council placed these areas under red and orange rainfall warnings, indicating potential risks of severe flooding and landslides.
The Office of Civil Defense and the Department of the Interior and Local Government have urged local governments in the region to monitor weather conditions and implement necessary precautionary measures.
A shear line occurs when cold fronts interact with easterly trades.
Shear lines can cause long periods of rain that can lead to flooding and landslides. The rains can be light, but they can also be heavy or intense, which last for about four days.