Super typhoon blowing by northern Philippines and Taiwan forces evacuations and closures
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of people were evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were closed Monday in the archipelago and neighboring Taiwan as one of the strongest typhoons this year threatened to cause flooding and landslides on its way to southeastern Китай.
Супер Тайфун Рагаса имаше ветрове от 215 километра (134 мили) в час и пориви до 265 км/ч (165 мили/ч) и беше концентриран на изток от островния град Калаян край провинция Кагаян, сподели Филипинските презитисти. It was heading west at 20 kph (12 mph) and may pass close or make landfall over Cagayan’s Babuyan islands by midday or early afternoon Monday.
The Philippines’ weather agency warned of coastal inundation, saying “there is a high risk of life-threatening storm surge with peak heights exceeding 3 meters (nearly 10 feet) within the next 24 hours over the low-lying or exposed coastal localities ” of the northern Провинции на Кагаян, Батанес, Илокос Норте и Илокос Сур.
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