‘Carina’ may become a typhoon; ‘habagat’ rains to persist in next 2 days

Severe tropical storm “Carina” (international name “Gaemi”) continued to intensify steadily offshore and may become a typhoon within the next 12 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its 11 a.m. bulletin on Monday, July 22.