Typhoon Goni: Strongest typhoon of 2020 hits Philippines

  MANILA – Super Typhoon Goni, the strongest typhoon of 2020 to hit Philippines, battered the country on Sunday (November 1), killing at least four people. At least four people, including a five-year-old, were killed in Albay province, Governor Alfrancis Bichara told a local radio station. Two of the victims drowned while another was swept away by volcanic mud. The fourth was killed by a falling tree. Typhoon Goni is the deadliest to hit the country since 2013 when typhoon Haiyan (locally known as typhoon Yolanda) killed at least 6,000 people. On Sunday, authorities warned of “catastrophic” conditions as Typhoon Goni made landfall in Catanduanes Island with wind speeds of 225km per hour, according to state weather forecaster PAGASA. According to PAGASA, violent winds and intense to torrential rainfall would be experienced in the Bicol region in the next 12 hours. Ahead of the typhoon, nearly a million people had fled their homes in the Bicol region, said Civil Defence chief Ricardo Jalad. On Sunday, about 316,000 had moved to safety so afar, said spokesman Alexis Naz. Meanwhile, authorities are monitoring two active volcanoes, Mayon and Taal, for possible volcanic mud flows. Goni is expected to weaken as it crosses southern Luzon and enters the South China Sea late on Sunday or early on Monday, the state forecaster said. CAM/Expat Media
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