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Goni predicts it will be the strongest super typhoon in 2020 – Photo: CNN
Super Typhoon Goni currently has winds of at least 215 km / h, with jerks of more than 265 km / h, according to CNN.
Typhoon Goni is forecast to make landfall in the Philippines on November 1 and will be the strongest storm to hit the Southeast Asian country since Typhoon Haiyan killed more than 6,300 people in November 2013.
Radio DZBB They said authorities had begun evacuating coastal communities and landslide-prone areas in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur provinces, while Albay provincial authorities questioned people in dangerous areas. leave home.
Typhoon Goni expected trajectory from October 30 to November 4. Typhoon Goni will make landfall for the first time in the Philippines and for the second time in Vietnam. – Photo: THE WEATHER NETWORK
“It is impossible to joke with the power of this storm,” said local disaster response officer Gremil Naz on the island of Luzon.
In addition, the authorities also face a major obstacle: the need to impose social segregation measures in evacuation centers to prevent infection by the coronavirus.
Currently, the Philippines has the second highest number of infections and deaths caused by COVID-19 in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia.
A fisherman brought his boat ashore to avoid Typhoon Goni that was about to hit the Philippines – Photo: EPA
Local officials also canceled operations at the port and prohibited fishermen from going out to sea to fish.
Typhoon Goni, currently traveling at 20 km / h to the west over the Pacific, is expected to cause heavy rains in the capital Manila and 14 nearby provinces on the night of October 31, as well as threatening to cause flooding and landslides of land.
The inhabitants of Catanduanes prepare to respond when Typhoon Goni approaches the island province – Photo: MANILA BULLETIN
Another storm, Atsani, is also getting stronger off the coast of the Philippines. The Philippines experiences around 20 storms per year on average.
Staff from the Manila Office of Disaster Management and Risk Reduction prepare ships and equipment for safety ahead of Storm Goni – Photo: MANILA TIMES
Earlier this week, Hurricane Molave killed 22 Filipinos, most of them drowned in the southern provinces of Manila, which are now also en route to Hurricane Goni.
Huge damage from Hurricane Molave still remains in the Philippines’ Oriental Mindoro province, while Typhoon Goni is about to land – Photo: AFP
Channels The meteorological network Typhoon Goni is forecast to pass through the Philippines, slightly weakened by mountainous terrain after leaving the Philippine archipelago and making a second landing in southern Vietnam early next week.