Severe flooding across the Philippines, driven by Tropical Cyclone Emong and the annual monsoon season, has forced more 53,000 families into evacuation shelters. The country announced that some 88 disaster declarations have been issued and over $5 million in aid has been distributed.

A tropical storm is blowing across the Philippines’ mountainous north, worsening more than a week of bad weather that has caused at least 25 deaths and prompted evacuations in villages affected by flooding and landslides.

States along the Gulf Coast could see heavy rainfall from a low-pressure system currently off the northeastern Florida coast.

MANILA: Tropical Storm "Emong" (international name: Co-may) made its way to the northern tip of the country on Friday (July 25) but its impact, combined with the enhanced southwest monsoon and the successive Typhoons "Crising" (Wipha) and "Dante" (Francisco) this week,

Tropical Cyclone Emong has already weakened into a tropical storm, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Friday. In its 2 p.m. bulletin,

Wipha was a tropical storm over Vietnam Tuesday afternoon China Standard Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical storm had sustained wind speeds of 40 miles per hour.

Tropical storm Wipha weakened after making landfall in northern Vietnam, with authorities on alert due to heavy rains that could cause flooding and mudslides, as the Philippines struggled with monsoon downpours that began last week.

Tropical Storm Wipha brought heavy rain and flooding to northern Vietnam, leaving one person dead and another missing, police said Wednesday.

Trades and generally dry weather are expected through Saturday afternoon. A tropical disturbance could develop into a tropical depression southeast of the islands early next week.

There's still a chance for tropical development in either the Atlantic or the Pacific in the final week of July. AccuWeather's Damien Lodes breaks down the details.