Pipila na lang ka oras giingon nga motugpa na ang gikalisangan nga Super Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby), matud pa sa DOST PAG-ASA. Pero, hangtud karong mga orasa di pa gyud matino kon ang impact niini o asa mobundak ang gitawag nga Mata ni Ruby o Eye of Ruby. Still scarred by last years devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan, residents of the Philippines rushed Friday to stock up supplies and take cover ahead of another potentially catastrophic storm. Super Typhoon Hagupit, known locally as Ruby, is expected to make landfall Saturday evening, according to PAGASA, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. It is approaching the Philippines from the western Pacific Ocean and is projected to make landfall on the Eastern Samar or Northern Samar province. The storm is expected to skirt north of the city of Tacloban, which was devastated by Haiyan last year. Officials in the coastal city of Legazpi expect to evacuate an estimated 75,000 people ahead of Typhoon Hagupit, Mayor Noel Rosal told CNN on Friday. Theres a danger that there will be heavy rains for about four hours and I am very, very worried at this moment, Rosal said. INTERACTIVE: See the latest satellite and path of the storm The storm lost, then regained, super typhoon status Friday. By Friday night, it was packing potentially devastating sustained winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), with even stronger gusts. Most forecasters predict the storm will move northwest through the island nation after landfall, passing south of the capital city of Manila. PAGASA projects that the storm will exit the country on Wednesday. Hagupit, the name used by World Meteorological Organization, means lash in Filipino.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 04:17:09 +0000
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