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Satellite image of Pagasa at 2:00 p.m. on October 30, 2020
CITY OF LUCENA –– With the intensification of Typhoon “Rolly” (international name “Goni”) approaching, the Quezon City authorities have placed the entire province on a red alert state.
“As ordered by Governor Danilo Suárez, the entire province is already on red alert from 8 am (Friday),” said Melchor Avenilla Jr., head of the Provincial Council for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (PDRRMC), in a telephone interview . .
The red alert is generated in anticipation of imminent emergencies that would require an urgent response. Under red alert status, operation and monitoring teams must be on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to emergencies and the possible deployment of assets and resources once the weather disturbance worsens.
Avenilla said that the authorities of all local governments in Quezon have already prepared evacuation centers in case Rolly hits the province.
“We have been closely monitoring Rolly’s path,” Avenila said.
Avenilla said it also briefed the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Friday morning about the extent of the PDRRMC’s preparations to ensure the safety of residents along the path of the typhoon and reduce damage from the oncoming storm.
The recent typhoon {Quinta ”(international name Molave) damaged around P488 million in agricultural crops and infrastructure in the province.
The Philippine Coast Guard also stopped granting travel permits from Friday morning to maritime vessels to leave the port in northern Quezon for the Polillo island group in the Pacific Ocean, according to Avenilla.
According to the Philippine Astronomical, Geophysical and Atmospheric Services Administration, wind signals from tropical cyclones No. 3 and 4 may rise in some parts of the country in the coming days, as Rolly is forecast to intensify further.
After two days, the westbound direction for Rolly will be set and meteorologists expect the storm to pass between Aurora province in central Luzon and northern Quezon.
LZB
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