Manila, Philippines—Thousands of villages were ordered to evacuate and ports shut down, officials said Monday, as the disaster-weary Philippines was
Manila, Philippines—Thousands of villages were ordered to evacuate and ports shut down, officials said Monday, as the disaster-weary Philippines was struck by another typhoon—the fourth in less than a month.
Packing maximum winds of 130 kilometers an hour, ‘Nika’ came on the heels of three cyclones in less than a month that killed 159 people.The national weather agency warned of severe winds and heavy rainfall across the north of the country, along with a “moderate to high risk of a storm surge”—giant waves threatening the coasts of the main island of Luzon.
“All mariners must remain in port or, if underway, seek shelter or safe harbor as soon as possible until winds and waves subside,” it added. Tropical Storm Man-yi, currently east of Guam, may also threaten the Philippines next week, she added.
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