STS Francisco to exit PAR Thursday evening, says Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Francisco (international name: “Mekkhala”) is forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) within the next six hours, the state weather bureau said. This as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), in its latest typhoon bulletin, last located Francisco 625 kilometers (km) northeast of Itbayat,