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Red alert for Tropical Cyclone MEGI-10 for Philippines

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Legend: areas affected by winds of 39mph (green), 58mph (orange) and 74mph (red); blue area is heavy rainfall >100mm/25hr (source: eTRaP)

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Legend: areas affected by winds of 39mph (green), 58mph (orange) and 74mph (red); shaded area is uncertainty cone of forecasted cyclone path.
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Alert level: red for Philippines

This tropical cyclone can have a high humanitarian impact based on the storm strength and the affected population in the past and forecasted path. In particular Philippines are affected by high winds up to 231km/h (64 m/s or 143mph).
Caution: this information is based on risk models. Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert.
Current storm status

Analysis based on advisory number 8 for MEGI-10, published on 10/14/2010 18:00 UTC

• The storm is: active
• Current country: Not near land
• Current position: 137.7, 13.5
• Alert level at current position: green
• Basin: NWPacific
• Current strength: Cyclone with Saffir Simpson category 1
• Current maximum sustained wind speed: 41 m/s, 79 kt

Report created on 10/14/2010 11:53:34 PM.
</td></tr></tbody></table> Summary impact analysis

The following analysis considers the full cyclone path (including the forecasted track) and the area affected by winds of at least Category 1 (>119 km/h).
Affected Population
Up to 0.77 million people can be affected by wind speeds of hurricane strength or above. In addition, 0.07 thousand people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.
Affected Country (provinces) (population)
Philippines (Cordillera Administrative Region) (1146000), Philippines (Cagayan Valley) (2341000), Philippines (Ilocos) (3551000).
Affected Critical Infrastructures
No nuclear plants affected
Airports
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</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">Palanan</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">23</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">169</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">116</td></tr></tbody></table>Ports
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid navy;"><tbody><tr><th style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" bgcolor="#7194b4">Country</th><th style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" bgcolor="#7194b4">Name</th><th style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" bgcolor="#7194b4">Distance (km)</th><th style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" bgcolor="#7194b4">Wind speed (km/h)</th><th style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" bgcolor="#7194b4">Estimated arrival time (UTC)</th></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">Philippines</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">Palanan</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">19</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">169</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">116</td></tr></tbody></table>No dams affected


For more details on rainfall, please go to the full report on the GDACS website Logistics information

Below is a list of airports that are selected according to their suitability for cargo plane landing. The criteria considered are runway paving and length (source: Aircraft Charter World). Always check runway conditions beforehand.
For details on cargo facilities and other facilities of these airports, please check http://www.azworldairports.com. Click on the IATA code for details on airlines serving an airport.
No airports found nearby with paved runways over 8000 feet (Source: Aircraft Charter World, Global Discovery)
No airports found nearby with paved runways between 8000 and 4000 feet (Source: Aircraft Charter World, Global Discovery)
Minor airports (paved and unpaved runways under 4000 feet) (Source: Aircraft Charter World, Global Discovery)
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</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">Local or private</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">Philippines</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">
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</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">Palanan</td><td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="right">23</td></tr></tbody></table>
Disclaimer

While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate sources of information. The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.
<table style="border-width: 0px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium;" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td style="border-style: none; border-width: medium;" valign="top"> Information related to the track has been collected from official bulletins distributed by regional tropical cyclones monitoring authorities by the Pacific Disaster Center. The impact analysis is performed by the Joint Research Center of the European Commission.</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

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<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Wind
<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Gust
<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Category</td> <td>Course</td> <td>Wave</td> <td>Pressure</td> <td>Source</td> </tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-14</td><td>04:10:01</td><td>N 12° 6.000, E 139° 36.000</td><td>12.96</td><td>101.86</td><td>129.64</td><td>Tropical Depression</td><td>295</td><td>12</td><td> </td><td>JTWC</td></tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-15</td><td>04:10:39</td><td>N 14° 0.000, E 137° 6.000</td><td>14.82</td><td>166.68</td><td>203.72</td><td>
</td><td>300</td><td>25</td><td> </td><td>JTWC</td></tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-16</td><td>05:10:41</td><td>N 17° 24.000, E 132° 54.000</td><td>27.78</td><td>166.68</td><td>203.72</td><td>
</td><td>300</td><td>27</td><td> </td><td>JTWC</td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr><td>
</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <table class="border" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="11" class="itype2" align="center">Current position</td></tr> <tr class="pos_header" align="center"> <td width="10%">Date</td> <td width="5%">Time</td> <td width="20%">Position</td> <td>Speed
<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Wind
<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Gust
<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Category</td> <td>Course</td> <td>Wave
<small>feet</small></td> <td>Pressure</td> <td>Source</td> </tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-17</td><td>04:10:38</td><td>N 18° 42.000, E 127° 30.000</td><td>25.93</td><td>231.50</td><td>277.80</td><td>SuperTyphoon</td><td>285 °</td><td>32</td><td> </td><td>JTWC</td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr><td>
</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <table class="border" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="10" class="itype2" align="center">Forecast track</td></tr> <tr class="pos_header" align="center"> <td width="10%">Date</td> <td width="5%">Time</td> <td width="20%">Position</td> <td>Category</td> <td>Wind
<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Gust
<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Source</td> </tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-18</td><td>12:00:00</td><td>N 17° 30.000, E 120° 42.000</td><td>Typhoon IV</td><td>175.94</td><td>212.98</td><td>JTWC</td></tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-18</td><td>00:00:00</td><td>N 18° 0.000, E 122° 54.000</td><td>SuperTyphoon</td><td>259.28</td><td>314.84</td><td>JTWC</td></tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-19</td><td>00:00:00</td><td>N 17° 6.000, E 118° 18.000</td><td>Typhoon IV</td><td>185.20</td><td>231.50</td><td>JTWC</td></tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-20</td><td>00:00:00</td><td>N 17° 12.000, E 116° 12.000</td><td>Typhoon IV</td><td>194.46</td><td>240.76</td><td>JTWC</td></tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-21</td><td>00:00:00</td><td>N 17° 42.000, E 114° 48.000</td><td>SuperTyphoon</td><td>203.72</td><td>250.02</td><td>JTWC</td></tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-22</td><td>00:00:00</td><td>N 18° 48.000, E 113° 30.000</td><td>SuperTyphoon</td><td>212.98</td><td>259.28</td><td>JTWC</td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td class="jobb" rowspan="2"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="height: 40px;" class="kozep"> Copyright © RSOE EDIS 2004-2010
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เป็นใต้ฝุ่นระดับ 5 แล้ว เราโดนหางๆ เตรียมตัวรับน้ำฝนขนาดมหึมากันได้

Automatic impact report (JRC)
MEGI-10 in NWPacific
PDC—17 Oct 2010
Tropical Cyclone MEGI-10 of Saffir-Simpson Category 5 affected few people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 1.4 million people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, 25 thousand people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.

 

เป็น super typhoon ไปเรียบร้อยแระ

<table align="left" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table class="border" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td colspan="11" class="itype2" align="center">Current position</td></tr> <tr class="pos_header" align="center"> <td width="10%">Date</td> <td width="5%">Time</td> <td width="20%">Position</td> <td>Speed
<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Wind
<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Gust
<small>km/h</small></td> <td>Category</td> <td>Course</td> <td>Wave
<small>feet</small></td> <td>Pressure</td> <td>Source</td> </tr> <tr class="itype1" align="center"><td>2010-10-17</td><td>16:10:18</td><td>N 18° 6.000, E 125° 6.000</td><td>20.37</td><td>287.06</td><td>351.88</td><td>SuperTyphoon</td><td>250 °</td><td>37</td><td> </td><td>JTWC</td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr><td>
</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <table class="border" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="10" class="itype2" align="center">Forecast track</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

 

Megi may dump as much rain as Ondoy



TYPHOON Megi is barreling toward Northeastern Luzon and expected to make landfall on Saturday, and it could bring the same amount of rain dumped by killer tropical storm Ondoy late last year that inundated Metro Manila, the weather bureau said Friday.

The weather forecasts say Megi—it will be renamed Juan once it enters the Philippines— is expected to strengthen with winds of at least 150 kilometers per hour as it makes landfall on Luzon’s northeastern coast.

The weather bureau on Friday warned fishermen and travelers to stay out of harm’s way and farmers to harvest their crops early. It expects heavy rainfall of 2 inches or 50 millimeters per hour.

Ondoy killed 464 people, injured 529 more, and damaged P11 billion worth of farm products and infrastructure when it hit the Philippines in September 2009.

More than 100 people were killed by another typhoon, Basyang, in July, when an angry President Benigno Aquino III fired the head of the weather bureau for failing to predict that the storm would hit Manila.

“If [Megi] enters, it would be a typhoon category. Ondoy is a tropical storm category,” said Graciano Yumul, head of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

“Ondoy would actually be of a lesser strength. However, if you start looking at the amount of rainfall that Juan is going to bring, satellite imagery shows that the amount of rain it’s bringing is basically similar to what Ondoy had dropped in Metro Manila.”

Ondoy dumped one month’s volume of rain in just a few hours, flooding or submerging large parts of Marikina, Pasig, Quezon City, Manila, Caloocan and Muntinlupa.
The weather bureau said Megi was expected to enter the Philippines around midnight or early Saturday morning.

“The possible landfall area would actually be in the Cagayan-Isabela area,” Yumul said.

“Then the forecast track line would be Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga, Apayao and Abra, and ultimately it will exit Ilocos.”

Metro Manila might be spared, Yumul said.
“Of course, we are making sure that even people in Metro Manila are prepared for the simple reason that if the track line of tropical storm Megi would be deviated to a lower track line, then Metro Manila for that matter would be along the path of the track line,” he said.

 

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" width="100%">2010-10-18 03:08:53 - Tropical Storm - Philippines

</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%">!!! ALERT !!!
</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="25%">EDIS Code:</td> <td>TC-20101018-28216-PHL</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Date&Time:</td> <td>2010-10-18 03:08:53 [UTC]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Continent:</td> <td>Pacific Ocean - West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Country:</td> <td>Philippines</td> </tr> <tr> <td>State/Prov.:</td> <td>Multiple areas, </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Location:</td> <td>Northern area, </td> </tr> <tr> <td>City:</td> <td>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> Event exciting : Super Typhoon Megi

Not confirmed information!
</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td align="right" width="440"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"> Description: </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"> A typhoon that is so strong it is now classed as a "super typhoon" is roaring into the Philippines today with winds gusting to an incredible 354km/h and sustained at 290km/h. The huge typhoon is now a rare catastrophic tropical storm and is likely to cause deaths and widespread devastation to northern parts of the Philippines. Typhoon Megi may also slam into Hong Kong this Friday or Saturday - although it's unclear what size the storm will be by then. Megi - which is Korean for "catfish" (a weird name for a storm if you ask me... imagine if instead of Bola we had one called "Gurnard"?) is now so strong that it has become one of the most powerful tropical storms ever recorded.
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พายุเข้าเวียตนาม ตาย 65 บาดเจ็บ 44 สูญหาย 22

Event: Flash Flood
Location: Vietnam MultiProvinces Provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri
Number of Deads: 65 person(s)
Number of Injured: 44 person(s)
Number of Missing: 22 person(s)
Number of Evacuated: 34000 person(s)

Situation:

Severe floods had left 12 dead and nine missing in the central provinces as of yesterday while a tropical storm is forecast to hit the East Sea today. Most of the victims were swept away in flash floods while travelling in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue provinces, reported local authorities.


"The swift current and an immense sea of water on a large area make it difficult for us to search for the missing," said Nguyen Hong Ha, a local from Nghe An Province's Nghi Trung Commune. Vietnam News Agency journalists reported that waters continued to rise in these provinces. The three consecutive days of torrential rains that ended last Saturday also flooded thousands of houses in these provinces for the second time since the beginning of October, said the Flood and Storm Control Steering Committee.

In Quang Binh alone, 10,000 families were evacuated to safe places and some 40,000 houses remained flooded, nearly half of which were 1.5-2m deep in water, said the provincial People's Committee chairman Nguyen Huu Hoai. Heavy rains and flooding also blocked road and railway transport, isolating more than 100,000 houses in Ha Tinh Province after its Mo and Khe Mung hydro-power dams were broken. "Rain has resulted in landslides leaving 25 areas under thousands of cubic metres of soil and rocks and blocking transport on National Highway 8A," said Nguyen Truong Tuong, director of 474 Road Management and Repair Company.


National Highway 1A was also 1m deep in water and many provincial roads remained many metres under water, preventing rescue teams from reaching flooded houses.

The north-south railway was suspended between Nghe An's Vinh Station and Quang Binh's Dong Hoi Station after many parts of the rails were washed away in the floods, said Nguyen Huu Tuyen, head of the Viet Nam Railway's Transport Business Department. He couldn't say when the section could reopen but workers would start fixing the rails as soon as water subsided. Three north-south trains were cancelled yesterday while some 3,000 passengers who were stranded at these two stations last Saturday continued their journey by bus. Meanwhile, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting says Storm Megi, the incoming tropical storm that formed in the Philippines, is travelling west at 20kph and is predicted to be 300km east of Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago by Wednesday morning. The previous floods in early October killed 66 people in the centre of Viet Nam.

 

สังเกตประเทศไทยจิ พายุเข้าไม่ได้เลย มีอะไรป้องกันอยู่หนอ???

สังเกตประเทศไทยจิ พายุเข้าไม่ได้เลย มีอะไรป้องกันอยู่หนอ???

 

Strong typhoon heads for Philippines; thousands flee

By Jim Gomez
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Associated Press
10:45 a.m., Sunday, October 17, 2010

MANILA (AP) — The strongest typhoon to threaten the Philippines in recent years menacingly roared toward the country's north Sunday, prompting thousands of villagers to flee to safety and sparking massive emergency preparations.
Typhoon Megi had sustained winds of 140 miles per hour and gusts of 162 mph by nightfall but could strengthen as it moves west at 14 mph over the Philippine Sea. Forecasters said it's expected to slam into Cagayan province Monday morning.
With its ferocious wind, Megi has become the strongest typhoon to threaten the country in four years, government forecasters say. A 2006 howler with 155-mph winds set off volcanic mudslides that buried entire villages, killing about 1,000 people.
Weather officials issued the highest of a four-tier public storm alert for Cagayan and nearby Isabela province, warning of pounding rains and fierce wind that could significantly damage agriculture, residential areas, power and communications. They urged all outdoor activities to be cancelled and advised one family member to stay awake overnight for any contingency.
Thousands of military reserve officers and volunteers were on standby, along with helicopters, including six Chinooks that were committed by U.S. troops holding war exercises with Filipino soldiers near Manila, said Benito Ramos, a top disaster-response official.
Rescue boats and thousands of food packs have been positioned near vulnerable areas, he said, adding that schools along the typhoon's path would be closed.
The weather bureau has warned fishermen and travelers to stay out of harm's way.
"This is like preparing for war," Mr. Ramos, a retired army general, told the Associated Press. "We know the past lessons, and we're aiming for zero casualties."
An angry President Benigno Aquino III fired the head of the weather bureau in July for failing to predict that a typhoon would hit Manila. More than 100 people were killed in the capital and outlying provinces by that storm.
Authorities planned to start evacuating residents Sunday in and near areas where storm surges, flooding and landslides could happen. Dozens of families voluntarily moved out of their homes to safer ground Saturday in mountainous Isabela, Mr. Ramos said, estimating at least a few thousands of people had evacuated from their homes there and in Cagayan by Sunday night.





In nearby Cagayan, a vast agricultural valley crisscrossed by rivers and creeks, authorities have ordered villagers to move out of high-risk neighborhoods in 12 coastal towns.
"If nobody will budge, we may carry out forced evacuations," said Bonifacio Cuarteros of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management office.
Farmers in Cagayan, a rice- and tobacco-producing region of more than 1 million people about 250 miles northeast of Manila, have been warned to harvest as much of their crops as possible before Typhoon Megi hits or risk losses, Mr. Cuarteros said, adding the typhoon would hit amid the harvest season.
With its current course and speed, the typhoon is expected to barrel across the northern tip of Luzon island then blow into the South China Sea late Monday toward northern Vietnam or southern China, weather bureau official Nataniel Servando said.


China's National Meteorological Center issued its second-highest alert for potential "wild winds and huge waves," warning vessels to take shelter and urging authorities to brace for emergencies, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.


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อ้างอิง

 

เจ้าใต้ฝุ่นตัวนี้ เริ่มทำให้แผ่นดินถล่มแล้ว (ชื่อสากล Megi ชื่อพื้นเมือง Juan)

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" width="100%">2010-10-18 06:23:38 - Landslide - Philippines

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</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="25%">EDIS Code:</td> <td>LS-20101018-28222-PHL</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Date&Time:</td> <td>2010-10-18 06:23:38 [UTC]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Continent:</td> <td>Pacific Ocean - West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Country:</td> <td>Philippines</td> </tr> <tr> <td>State/Prov.:</td> <td>Province of Apayao, </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Location:</td> <td>, </td> </tr> <tr> <td>City:</td> <td>Kabugao</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> Event exciting : Super Typhoon Megi
Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)

Not confirmed information!
</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td align="right" width="440"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"> Description: </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="2" valign="top"> A minor landslide has cut off land access to barangay Lenneng in Kabugao, Apayao province Monday morning, the Philippine National Police said. PNP chief Director General Raul Bacalzo said the landslide poured rock and debris on Kabugao National Road in Apayao province, rendering it impassable to all types of vehicles as of 7 a.m. He said the PNP has put all reserve assets on standby for possible deployment to clear roads and highways all over the country. Public Works and Highway Secretary Rogelio "Babes" Singson said the Kabugao National Road is not one of the major thoroughfares that the department is watching. The National Disaster Coordinating Council said it has evacuated a total of 51 families in Isabela and another 576 families in Cagayan ahead of the expected landfall of supertyphoon Juan Monday noon. As of 9 a.m., the typhoon was located 140 kilometers east of Tuguegarao, Cagayan and moving in a west southwest direction at 19 kph. The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 225 kph near the center and gusts of up to 260 kph. Public Storm Warning Signal No.4 has been hoisted in Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Ifugao; while Signal No. 3 in Batanes, Calayan, Babuyan Group of Islands, Apayao, Benguet, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya and Northern Aurora. "This is the highest storm warning signal we can raise. Storm Signal No. 4 is 185 kph and above and we expect to feel that in the next 12 hours," said Robert Sawi, senior weather forecaster of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). He said he expects the storm to exit the country via Ilocos Sur and will be out of the Philippine area of responsibility by Tuesday evening.
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'Juan' makes landfall in Isabela

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Posted at 10/18/2010 7:53 AM | Updated as of 10/18/2010 12:53 PM



MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE 4) - Supertyphoon Juan (international codename: Megi) has made landfall in Divilacan Peak in Isabela province before noon Monday, weather bureau PAGASA said.
A report on the PAGASA website said Juan made landfall are at Sierra Madre Mt. Estagno Point at Divilacan Peak at 11:25 a.m.
PAGASA senior weather forecaster Robert Sawi earlier said the typhoon will hit central Isabela, particularly Palanan, instead of northern Isabela as earlier forecast.
As of 11:00 a.m., the typhoon was located 20 kilometers east from the coast of Palanan, Isabela or 80 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City. The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 225 kph near the center and gusts of up to 260 kph and is moving in a west southwest direction at 17 kph.
Sawi warned that "Ondoy-like" rains could affect parts of Northern Luzon as the typhoon slows down. "As it gets slower, it becomes more dangerous for affected areas," he said in a press briefing.
He also noted that the typhoon could shift south and affect Pangasinan.
He also warned of possible landslides in the Cordillera Administrative Region and Mountain Province due to heavy rains brought by Juan.
Public Storm Warning Signal No.4 has been hoisted in Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Ifugao; while Signal No. 3 in Batanes, Calayan, Babuyan Group of Islands, Apayao, Benguet, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya and Northern Aurora.
"This is the highest storm warning signal we can raise. Storm Signal No. 4 is 185 kph and above and we expect to feel that in the next 12 hours," Sawi told radio dzMM in an interview.
He said he expects the storm to exit the country via Ilocos Sur and will be out of the Philippine area of responsibility by Tuesday evening.
Storm Signal No. 2 was hoisted in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, La Union, Rest of Aurora, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija and Polillio Island while Storm Signal No. 1 was hoisted in Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Northern Quezon, Rizal, Laguna and Batangas.
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Emy Amad Bucaneg of the municipal planning and development office of Gonzaga, Cagayan said at least 100 families have been evacuated in Gonzaga town in Cagayan.
The Philippine Coast Guard said it has deployed two search and rescue vessels in Northern Luzon.
Air Philippines has canceled 2 domestic flights on Monday, namely: 2P-014 from Manila to Tuguegarao, and 2P-015 from Tuguegarao to Manila.
SeaAir has also canceled flights going to Basco, Batanes.
The National Disaster Coordinating Council said a landslide poured rock and debris on Cabugao National Road in Apayao province, rendering it impassable to all types of vehicles as of 7 a.m.
President Benigno Aquino III ordered all government agencies to be on high alert to prevent casualties, while the coast guard was instructed to ban all fishing vessels from setting off to sea in the north.
"The president is reiterating that all agencies concerned should be ready for the approaching super typhoon Juan (Megi)," said Abigail Valte, a deputy spokeswoman for Aquino.
She warned the public against complacency, amid reports that the weather in some northern provinces remained clear as of early Sunday.
But Norma Talosig, regional chief of the Office of Civil Defense, said the government was not ruling out forced evacuation for those who refused to leave their homes despite being told to do so.
"If we have to conduct forced evacuations, we'll do it for their safety," Talosig said over national radio. "Our main objective is the safety of the community, the safety of the responders."
In Manila, disaster officials said food packs, medicine and rescue equipment, including rubber boats, were ready in areas expected to be lashed by the typhoon.
National police spokesman Senior Superintendent Agrimero Cruz said additional search and rescue teams from Manila were en route to the north to bolster forces there.
"We have also declared a full alert status all over the country," Cruz said.
Relief charities were also mobilizing in preparation for any damage by the typhoon.
"We have prepositioned goods as well as a standby supplier for rice in case people will be evacuated here in Isabela. We will continue to monitor the typhoon," said Fe Olonan, World Vision program manager in Isabela -- a province of Luzon which is on high-alert.
The Philippines is battered by an average of 20 typhoons a year, some of them deadly.
Tropical Storm Ketsana and Typhoon Parma struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon within a week of each other in September and October last year, triggering the worst flooding in recent history.
The twin storms killed more than 1,000 people, affected nearly 10 million and caused damage worth 4.3 billion dollars according to the World Bank and international humanitarian agencies.
The US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center in its latest advisory Sunday said "Juan" had undergone "rapid intensification", but could weaken as it moves across mountainous terrain after hitting Luzon.
Juan would then begin to steadily re-intensify as it leaves the country heading for the South China Sea, it said. With Agence France-Presse