The authorities of the Philippines and Taiwan on Sunday ordered an evacuation before possible floods and landslides before the approaching supertajfun Ragas. Tropical storm “Quickly intensified” and is expected to be by Tuesday afternoon hits the sparsely populated islands of Batanes or Babuyan, It was reported by the Philippine Meteorological Agency. TASR informs according to AFP.
The maximum permanent wind speed in the center of the storm reached at 11.00 am local time (5.00 h CEST) 185 kilometers per hour with impacts up to 230 kilometers per hour. The storm was moving west to the Philippines. Local Authorities “They must not waste time with moving families from dangerous zones“, The Philippine Minister of Interior Jonvic Remulla said in a statement.
In Taiwan, the authorities reported that from the Hualien district in the east Almost 300 people will be evacuated and data may change depending on the typhoon movement. “We estimate that a typhoon warning will be issued tonight on the mainland … and tomorrow morning the typhoon will approach the coast of Taiwan,” stated the Central Meteorological Office.
Philippine meteorologist John Grender Almario said at Sunday’s press briefing that in the northern regions of the main island Luzon are expected “Strong floods and landslides”.
Philippines will hit on average every year 20 strong storms and typhoons, which millions of people in the areas prone to disasters throw into a state of constant poverty.
The Hong Kong Observatory said that The weather there on Tuesday and Wednesday “gradually worsens” and a storm and storm waves They will resemble the situation during a strong mangkhut typhoon in 2018.
