Typhoon Philippines

2022 - 9 - 25

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Thousands in the Philippines are evacuating from the capital ahead ... (WJCT NEWS)

MANILA, Philippines — A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines on Sunday and was barreling across the main Luzon island toward the capital ...

About 20 storms and typhoons batter the Philippines each year. It's on track to hit Vietnam later in the week still maintaining its powerful winds. The typhoon's eye could pass about 40 to 50 kilometers (25 to 30 miles) from metropolitan Manila, "which is nearly a direct hit," Malano said. Coastal communities could be hit by tidal surges as high as 3 meters (about 10 feet) in Quezon province, including Polillo island and nearby Aurora province. "If we fall into the water, I don't know where I will end up with my children." Melchor Avenilla Jr., who heads Quezon's disaster-response office, said law enforcers were under orders to forcibly move people who refuse to leave their homes.

Typhoon Noru makes landfall in the Philippines, shutting schools ... (CNA)

MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declared suspension of government work and classes for Monday (Sep 26) as a category 3 tropical storm ...

In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded, killed 6,300 people. Advertisement [Nearly 8,400 people were pre-emptively evacuated](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/philippines-evacuates-coasts-cancels-sea-trips-super-typhoon-noru-nears-2963691) from the path of Typhoon Noru, which further weakened with sustained winds of 175kmh and gusts of up to 290kmh after making landfall, the state weather agency said in its latest advisory.

Philippines' Marcos orders aid for typhoon-struck areas, five ... (Reuters)

Philippine authorities rushed on Monday to distribute aid to thousands of evacuees after typhoon Noru made landfall in the capital and northern provinces, ...

In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded, killed 6,300 people. Noru made landfall as a category 3 typhoon and but weakened as it traversed land on Sunday night. The local government had started clearing fallen trees and other debris, she said.

Millions Left Without Power in Philippines After Typhoon (Bloomberg)

Millions of people in the Philippines are left without electricity after Typhoon Noru brought strong winds and rain that cut power lines, flooded homes and ...

The fatalities were recovered from a flooded area in Bulacan province north of Manila, according to a local police report. The entire provinces of Nueva Ecija and Aurora also north of the capital -- where some 2.5 Typhoon Noru battered the Philippines’ main Luzon island, killing five rescuers and leaving millions of people without electricity.

Philippines' Marcos orders aid for typhoon-struck areas, five ... (CNA)

MANILA: Philippine authorities rushed on Monday (Sep 26) to distribute aid to thousands of evacuees after Typhoon Noru made landfall in the capital and ...

Powerful typhoon leaves 5 rescuers dead in north Philippines (ABC News)

Typhoon Noru has blown out of the northern Philippines and left at least five rescuers dead, caused floods and power outages and forced officials to suspend ...