https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVPjY3pZbx0 (Videos taken on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 by Eagle News Service correspondents in Hong Kong)
Tag: Mangkhut
Hong Kong raises highest hurricane signal at no. 10 as typhoon Mangkhut batters territory
(Eagle News) – Super typhoon Mangkhut lashed Hong Kong which placed the whopper hurricane at signal no. 10, the highest local hurricane signal, which will remain in force until Sunday afternoon, Sept. 16, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. Mangkhut, with maximum gusts recorded at 232 kilometers per hour, continues to move steadily towards the coast of western Guangdong and poses a severe threat to Hong Kong, according to the Observatory’s latest advisory. Mangkhut […]
Macau braces for Typhoon “Mangkhut”
HONG KONG, China (AFP)–Macau shut down all its casinos in a historic first as Typhoon Mangkhut approached Sunday, with authorities warning the gambling enclave would be hit by severe flooding. The Macau government was heavily criticized by residents last year for failing to prepare the city ahead of Typhoon Hato, which left widespread damage and 12 people dead. A statement from authorities late Saturday said the decision to shut Macau’s 42 casinos was approved by […]
‘End of the world’: terror in the path of Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut)
by Purple Romero Agence France Presse TUGUEGARAO, Philippines (AFP) — Bebeth Saquing has seen dozens of storms in her lifetime, but nothing prepared her for the terror of Super Typhoon Mangkhut as it roared over her Philippines home Saturday packing winds of more than 250 kilometres (155 miles) per hour. The most powerful storm to hit the region so far this year left a trail of battered homes, landslides and fallen trees in its wake. […]
Three deaths confirmed after typhoon Ompong batters N. Luzon as reports come in
(Eagle News) — After lashing Northern Luzon, typhoon Ompong has so far claimed three lives, including two in the Cordilera region and one in Marikina City. During a briefing of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) which was presided by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the Palace spokesperson confirmed that there were three casualties reported after typhoon Ompong battered Northern Luzon. “Bad news, there were reports of initial casualties reported na,” he […]
In photos: Flooding in Baguio City after typhoon Ompong batters Northern Luzon
Watch: Typhoon Ompong’s wrath felt in Apayao province
(Eagle News) — This video taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Rowena Calaramo in Apayao shows the wrath of typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut) early Saturday morning, at 5:53 a.m., September 15, 2018 as PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau, forecast that Ompong was barreling towards Ilocos Norte and Apayao after making landfall in Baggao, Cagayan. The video was taken in Brgy. San Antonio, Sta. Marcela, Apayao province as typhoon Ompong’s catastrophic winds whipped the […]
‘Massive” typhoon Ompong intensifies with winds of up to 330 kph as it barrels through Cagayan
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Ompong even intensified with winds of up to 330 kilometers per hour, as it barrels through Cagayan, moving west northwest at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour, heading towards Ilocos Norte and Apayao. As of 4 a.m., the eye of typhoon Ompong was located in the vicinity of Baggao, Cagayan. It has maximum sustained winds of 20 kph near the center and gusts of up to 330 kph surpassing […]
Just in: Typhoon Ompong makes landfall in Baggao, Cagayan
(Eagle News) — Typhoon Ompong made landfall at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, in Baggao, Cagayan, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. Ompong even had stronger gust winds at 285 kilometers per hour when it made landfall, and also moved faster west northwest at 35 kph, compared to the previous movement of 30 kph, according to PAGASA’s latest advisory issued at 2 a.m., Sept. 15. Before this, Ompong was moving west northwest […]
Isabela under signal no. 2, at least 37 areas in Luzon under signal no. 1 as “Ompong” nears
(Eagle News) – Isabela was placed under Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal (TCWS) no. 2 late Thursday evening after typhoon Ompong (international name Mangkhut) further barreled near Northern Luzon with wind speeds comparable to 2016 supertyphoon Lawin, and with a 900 kilometer diameter that even exceeded 2013 whopper typhoon Yolanda’s 600 kilometer-size. Ompong also slowed down a bit, moving west at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour, with maximum sustained of 205 kilometers per […]
More areas in Luzon, including Metro Manila, Rizal under signal no. 1 as Ompong nears N. Luzon
(Eagle News) – The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, placed more areas in Luzon under tropical cyclone signal number, including Metro Manila and Rizal, as typhoon Ompong continued to move towards Northern Luzon packing winds of 205 to 255 kilometers per hour. The eye of the typhoon, with the international name Mangkhut, was located based on all available data at 575 km East Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes (14.8 °N, 129.4 °E ) as of 4 […]
PAGASA warns of Ompong’s strong rains, winds; Coastal areas of N. Luzon under threat of storm surge
(Eagle News) – Disaster and weather officials warned the public of typhoon Ompong’s strong winds and rains that will affect mostly Northern Luzon, including storm surges that will endanger coastal areas. In a press briefing, officials of the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said that Ompong has a very wide diameter at 900 kilometers which is why it could continue to feed from the seas it is covering and further gain strength. This diameter is even […]
