TYPHOON IMPACT
It's not yet clear exactly what path Hagupit will take.
Some forecasts have it on a similar path to Haiyan, crashing into the region around Tacloban over the weekend. Others suggest it may turn sharply to the right before it reaches land and then move north, up the eastern seaboard of the Philippines.Forecasters said Thursday that Typhoon Hagupit, which was packing sustained winds of 195 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 230 km/h, may hit Eastern Samar province on Saturday and barrel inland along the same route, where Haiyan levelled entire villages and left more than 7,300 dead and missing in November last year.
Haiyan survivor Roge Agujero says the parallels are deeply unsettling.
"I'm more than nervous because I have experienced what Yolanda brought," 23-year-old Agujero said, using the Filipino name for Haiyan. "I don't know what will happen next after another super typhoon."
Ruby slowed down to 15 kilometers per hour while keeping its sustained near-center winds of 205 kph and gusts of up to 240 kph, PAGASA said in its 11:00 p.m. weather bulletin Thursday.
A total of 21 areas have been placed under storm signals as
Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) sustained its path toward the Philippines,
according to state weather agency PAGASA.
The
following areas have been placed under Storm Signal No. 2: Northern
Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Surigao del
Norte, Dinagat Island, and Siargao Island.
Signal No. 1 is raised over Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate
including Ticao Island, Cebu City, Northern Cebu, Bantayan Island,
Camotes Island, Bohol, Surigao del Sur, Camiguin Island, and Agusan del
Norte.
Ruby slowed down to 15 kilometers per hour while keeping its sustained near-center winds of 205 kph and gusts of up to 240 kph, PAGASA said in its 11:00 p.m. weather bulletin Thursday.
PAGASA expects the typhoon to be 270 kms. east of Borongan, Eastern
Samar before making landfall somewhere in the Eastern Samar-Northern
Samar Area on Saturday evening.
JTWC track
JTWC track
But the Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) continued to forecast a different track for the typhoon.
According to the latest JTWC latest bulletin, the typhoon is expected
to make landfall in Samar — similar to the PAGASA forecast — but still
forecasts the typhoon to track toward Metro Manila on the way out of the
Philippines.
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