{"id":387535,"date":"2025-12-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=387535"},"modified":"2025-12-19T19:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T17:25:20","slug":"flood-warning-issued-for-northern-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=387535","title":{"rendered":"Flood warning issued for northern regions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"832\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 448 \/ 832;\" width=\"448\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Video-2025-12-19-at-16.21.17.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WARNING: More heavy showers are expected in the northern parts of the country in the coming days. 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