PAGASA: OdettePH makes 2nd landfall over Dinagat Islands
MANILA - Typhoon Odette on Thursday afternoon made its second landfall over Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands, hours after it hit land over Siargao in Surigao del Norte, the state weather bureau said.
The country's 15th storm made its latest landfall around 3:10 p.m, PAGASA said. It first hit land over Siargao at 1:30 p.m. The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour with gusts of up to 240 kph, PAGASA said in its 2 p.m. bulletin. Odette is forecast to cross several provinces in Central and Western Visayas regions before emerging over the Sulu Sea Friday morning.
After passing near or in the vicinity of either Cuyo or Cagayancillo archipelago, it is seen crossing the northern or central portion of Palawan Friday afternoon or evening before emerging over the West Philippine Sea, PAGASA said.More than 98,000 people in Regions 7, 8, 10 and Caraga have been preemptively evacuated, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
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