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https://youtu.be/1SKJaJ3EGlE Hungry Philippines typhoon survivors huddle in makeshift shelters and wait for aid , after losing nearly everything from one of the most powerful storms to hit the Southeast Asian archipelago. At least eight people were killed and tens of thousands lost their homes as Haima devastated farming and mountain communities across the north of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon on Thursday. (video courtesy AFPTV)
by Ted Aljibe Agence France Presse PENABLANCA, Philippines | AFP |– Hungry Philippine typhoon survivors huddled in makeshift shelters and waited for aid on Friday, after losing nearly everything from one of the most powerful storms to hit the Southeast Asian archipelago. Super Typhoon Haima struck late on Wednesday night with winds similar to those of catastrophic Haiyan in 2013, which was then the strongest storm to hit the disaster-prone country and claimed more […]
Raging river waters reached houses in Barangay Ligaya, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija on Thursday morning, October 20, 2016. Residents feared the river would continue to swell at the height of typhoon Lawin (international name Haima) – Eagle News Service Photos by Eagle News Correspondent Donna Marie Arcangel
by Ted Aljibe Agence France Presse Ilagan, Philippines | AFP | — One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines killed at least four people as it destroyed houses, tore roofs off schools and uprooted giant trees on Thursday. Super Typhoon Haima struck late on Wednesday night with winds similar to those of catastrophic Haiyan in 2013, which was then the strongest storm to strike the disaster-prone Southeast Asian archipelago and […]
(Reuters) — Super Typhoon Haima, the strongest cyclone to hit the Philippines in three years, toppled power and communication lines, damaged houses and displaced thousands as it barrelled through the northern Ilocos region early Thursday (October 20) morning. Haima, a category 5 typhoon, made landfall in the northern province of Cagayan Wednesday (October 19) night. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Some villagers took shelter inside the public market as vendors sold their produce […]
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Lawin continues to weaken as it moved away from the country. Public storm warning signals were further lowered in the country, and the previous storm signal number 3 had been removed by PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, as the typhoon’s winds further weakened. Public storm warning signal number 2 is now up in Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Abra, Ilocos Sur and Calayan Group of Islands. A few hours ago, these areas […]
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Lawin again slightly weakened as it further traversed Apayao province, and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Thursday night, October 20. Storm warning signals in Northern Luzon were further reduced in PAGASA’s latest weather bulletin issued at 8 a.m. As of 7 a.m., the eye of the typhoon was located 40 kilometers northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. It is forecast to move west northwest at […]
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Lawin has “slightly weakened” early dawn Thursday (October 20) while traversing Apayao province, with its maximum sustained winds down to 215 kilometers per hour from the previous 225 kph, and gusts of 285 kph from the previous 315 kph. According to PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, although typhoon Lawin has weakened, it is still a destructive typhoon. It will exit via Ilocos Norte at around 8 to 10 this morning. […]
(Eagle News) — Packing maximum sustained winds of 225 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 315 kph, Super Typhoon Lawin has made landfall over Penablanca, Cagayan and is traversing Apayao province. As of 1 a.m., Thursday, October 20, the eye of typhoon Lawin was located in the vicinity of Solana, Cagayan. It made landfall in Cagayan around 11 p.m. Wednesday night (October 19) It is expected to exit the landmass via Ilocos […]
(Eagle News) — Classes in all levels were suspended for Thursday, October 20, in Metro Manila and most areas of Luzon where public storm warning signals had been raised, in anticipation of the expected onslaught of supertyphoon “Lawin” (international name Haima). The announcement was made as early as Wednesday night. Provinces under public storm warning signal number 1 as of Wednesday night have also suspended classes in all levels, both in public and private schools, including […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Lawin” intensified into a supertyphoon, with gusts of up to 315 kilometers per hour, and maintained its “serious threat” as it moved closer to Cagayan, according to the latest bulletin of PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau. As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, public storm warning signal number 5 is already up in Cagayan and Isabela which will experience winds of up to 220 kilometers per hour. The eye of […]
