Tag: Yutu

Watch: How Filipinos affected by typhoon Yutu in Saipan cope with its destructive aftermath

  (Eagle News) — This was the effect of typhoon Yutu in Saipan, the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands. Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s Eagle News Service correspondent in Saipan, Liezel Cristobal, interviews some of the Saipan residents coping in the aftermath of the supertyphoon. Yutu had destroyed houses in the island with its powerful winds. When it hit the Northern Marianas, it had winds of up to 178 miles per hour, making it the […]

Duterte surveys areas damaged by typhoon; orders immediate delivery of water, food for victims, rescuers

  (Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte urged his officials to provide water and food to those areas severely affected by typhoon Rosita (international name Yutu) as he directed the “return to normalcy as soon as possible” of the affected areas. Duterte surveyed the areas damaged by the typhoon’s onslaught, and conducted an aerial surveillance along with his officials. In a situation briefing in Isabela on Thursday, Nov. 1, the President noted the “extensive” damage in Northern […]

22 people still missing in landslide that buried DPWH office in Mt. province

  (Eagle News) – Twenty-two people are still believed to be missing in the landslide that buried the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) second engineering district office in Mountain Province as full search and rescue operations entered its second day. Four bodies have been recovered in the rubble, according to the Philippine Information Agency – Cordillera Administrative Region, different from its earlier statement that five bodies had been recovered. “PIA MOUNTAIN PROVINCE: As […]

Villar: Ongoing search and rescue operations in DPWH bldg landslide site in Mt. Province

    (Eagle News) — Rescue operations are now ongoing at the site of a landslide in Natonin, Mountain Province where the Department of Public Works and Highways DPWH second district engineering office building was buried under mud and rocks after typhoon Rosita’s onslaught on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, according to DPWH secretary Mark Villar. “Rescue operations now on going at Brgy Banawel, Natonin. Let’s pray for those affected by the landslide,” said DPWH Secretary […]

Storm warning signals lifted as weakened “Rosita” remains over West PHL Sea

  (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 […]

In photos: Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) leaves trail of destruction in Northern Luzon

  (Eagle News) – Typhoon Rosita, with international name Yutu, pummeled Luzon, with the northern part, at the receiving end of most of its wrath as the typhoon made landfall in Isabela and exited La Union Tuesday, leaving a trail of destruction. Entire roofs were ripped off. Trees were felled like matchsticks. Steel structures were bent and warped  Signboards were blown over. And even gasoline stations were no match to the strong winds with gusts […]

“Weakened” typhoon Rosita exits La Union, to leave PHL tomorrow afternoon (Oct. 31)

  (Eagle News) — Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) has exited land as if left the province of La Union as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, and has slightly weakened maximum winds of 125 kilometers per hour after passing through the rugged Northern Luzon, according to PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau. As of its 5 p.m. update, forecasters said the eye of typhoon “Rosita” was located based on all available data at 125 km Northwest of […]

Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) barrels through Northern Luzon

  Typhoon Rosita, international name Yutu, slammed into the Philippines Tuesday with fierce winds that sheared off roofs and snapped trees in half, after thousands were evacuated ahead of the powerful storm’s arrival. Cutting a path just south of last month’s Typhoon Mangkhut, which killed dozens, the new storm tore across the Philippines’ most populous island and dumped heavy rains along the way. Search crews were just beginning to assess the damage wrought by Yutu, […]

Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) heading towards Benguet, to exit landmass this afternoon

  (Eagle News) — After making landfall in Isabela early this morning, Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) is in the vicinity of of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya and is heading towards Benguet. Seven provinces in Luzon were still under signal number 3. They are Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Pangasinan and La Union. Twelve more areas in Luzon were under signal number 2: Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, […]

Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) makes landfall in Isabela; 10 provinces under signal no. 3

  (Eagle News) — Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) has made landfall in Dinapigue, Isabela as of 5 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30, with maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kph. Ten provinces in Luzon were placed under signal number 3. They are Isabela, Quirino, Northern Aurora, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Benguet, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province and Pangasinan. Twelve more areas in Luzon were under signal […]

Typhoon Rosita (Yutu) to be felt starting tonight; 5 areas under Signal #3

  Eagle News) — Five areas in Northern Luzon are now under signal number 3, while at least 17 more provinces are under tropical cyclone warning signal (TCWS) number 2 as typhoon Yutu (Rosita) gains moves closer to Northern Luzon. Yutu named Rosita when it entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility has weakened and has maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour from this morning’s maximum sustained winds of 170 kph near the center […]

10 areas in N. Luzon under signal #2; Metro Manila, 20 other areas under signal #1 as typhoon nears

  (Eagle News) – Ten areas in Northern Luzon were placed under tropical cyclone warning signal number 2 on Monday morning, Oct. 29, while 21 more areas in Luzon, including Metro Manila and Rizal, were placed under signal number 1 as typhoon Yutu (Rosita) moved closer to the Isabela-Aurora area. Stormy weather is expected in the areas under signal number 2, namely Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quirino, Polillo Island, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet and Nueva […]