(Eagle News) — All storm warning signals have now been lifted after “Rosita” (international name Yutu) weakened to a severe tropical storm from a typhoon category is now hovering over the Wes Philippine Sea.
It has weakened, and has now maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 120 kph, according to PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau.
In its 5 a.m. update, Wednesday, Oct. 31, PAGASA said Rosita was “almost stationary over the West Philippine Sea.”
As of 4 a.m. today, it was was estimated based on all available data at 210 km Northwest of Dagupan City, Pangasinan (17.1 °N, 118.7 °E )
Rosita (Yutu) had gusts of up to 245 kph when it first entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Oct. 27.
It is expected to leave the country this afternoon, Oct. 31
But it left a wide swath of destruction in Northern Luzon, with dozens buried in landslides, and feared dead. It also left a still undetermined amount of damage to infrastructure and agriculture.
Rosita is slightly weaker than typhoon Ompong which had also caused several landslides as it left the country.
(Eagle News Service)
