THE lingering low-pressure area (LPA) that has brought heavy rains in Mindanao and parts of the Visayas could intensify into a cyclone when it reaches the West Philippine Sea, the weather bureau said on Wednesday.

Several towns are in a state of calamity because of flooding and landslides, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported.

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