The country’s northernmost provinces are bracing for the world’s strongest storm this year as Super Typhoon Mawar—named “Betty”locally —entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility early Saturday morning and is forecast to linger in this zone for--
. A fishermen in Parañaque City lashes his boat to a bamboo raft to prepare for the coming of Super Typhoon Mawar or Betty, which showed a fearsome eye in photographs by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center on Friday. The state weather bureau’s forecast track has the storm lingering in the Philippine Area of Responsibility until Wednesday . Norman Cruz
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 would be hoisted overBatanes as Betty is forecast to be within be 250 km of the province and the Babuyan Islands by Sunday morning while it barrels its way toward Taiwan and possibly Japan. These conditions were already being experienced in Zambales, Bataan, and Pampanga provinces last night, the state weather bureau added.
Strong to storm-force conditions may be experienced over extreme Northern Luzon, while strong to gale-force conditions are possible in the northern and eastern portions of the mainland of Northern Luzon,she said. While Yolanda packed maximum sustained winds of 235 kilometers perhour, Mawar is likely to move at a slower pace, with maximum sustained winds of 175 kph, said Jun Galang, PAGASA weather division chief.“If a typhoon is fast, its impact on land is stronger. If it’s slower, it will bring more rain. Fast or slow, they’re both dangerous,” he said in Filipino.
Mr. Marcos said the government has been preparing for the onslaught of super typhoon Mawar, saying it had a different strategy since thetyphoon will also pull the southwest monsoon, which may cause heavy rain even in the Visayas and Mindanao. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, meanwhile, announced the availability of the P18.3 billion disaster relief fund to support the government’s rescue and relief operations.
In a statement released on Friday, the AFP said that all unified commands and major services are placed on alert for humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations in areas expected to be hit by Mawar. More than 2,800 land transportation, air, and water assets are on standby for deployment for future aerial assessment, transport, and evacuation operations.
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