Odette (int’l name Rai) has made more landfalls than supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) (Eagle News) — Supertyphoon Odette (international name Rai) has made nine landfalls in the country, exceeding the record of Supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) which only made six landfalls in 2013. Odette made its latest and ninth landfall at 3:10 p.m. on Friday, December 17, in Roxas, Palawan. Earlier at exactly 12 a.m. Friday, December 17, it made its eighth landfall in La Libertad, […]
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WATCH: Typhoon Odette as it batters Surigao del Norte where it first made landfall
(Eagle News) — With maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 240 km/hr, Typhoon Odette (international name Rai) showed its fury as it hit Surigao del Norte on Thursday, December 16, 2021. PAGASA said that as of 2 p..m. on Thursday, December 16, Odette has made landfall over Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte. Typhoon Odette’s maximum sustained winds and gusts were comparable to the strength of super typhoon […]
In photos: Concrete road in Surigao del Norte breaks into pieces as Typhoon Odette hits province
(Eagle News) — In these photos provided by Eagle News correspondent Jabes Juanite in Surigao del Norte, a concrete road in Bgy. Songkoy, Socorro town in Surigao del Norte proved no match for Typhoon Odette’s fury as the typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 230 km/hr first pummeled the province and other areas in Visayas and Mindanao on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Surigao del Norte […]
“Odette” intensifies, nears typhoon category in strength; 15 provinces in Visayas, Mindanao under Signal no. 1
(Eagle News) — Severe Tropical Storm “Odette” (international name Rai) has slightly intensified and is now nearing typhoon category in strength, according to PAGASA in its 5 a.m. bulletin on Wednesday, December 15. The storm was estimated based on all available data at 735 km East of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur (8.8°N, 133.0°E) and is affecting at least 15 areas in the Visayas and Mindanao which have been placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal […]





