Philippines on highest alert as super typhoon Ofel approaches
2 days ago · MANILA — The Philippines raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people on Thursday, as Super Typhoon Ofel barrelled towards its already disaster-ravaged north. Packing sustained winds of up to 180 kilometers an hour, Ofel is set to smash onto the main island of Luzon in the afternoon local time -- the fifth storm to ...
LIVE UPDATES: Typhoon Ofel - INQUIRER.net
3 days ago · Latest updates. Ofel has weakened into a typhoon after making landfall over the vicinity of Baggao, Cagayan on Thursday afternoon, the state weather bureau reported. In a 2 p.m. bulletin, Pagasa said Ofel was last located over the coastal waters of Baggao, Cagayan. It is moving west northwestward at 20 kph, packing maximum sustained winds of ...
Philippines on highest alert as Super Typhoon Ofel approaches
2 days ago · The Philippines raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people on Thursday, as Super Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) barrelled towards its already disaster-ravaged north.
Thousands flee as Typhoon Ofel hits northern Philippines
1 day ago · Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) slammed into the Philippines' already disaster-ravaged north on Thursday, as authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of people from coastal areas. Usagi made landfall in the town of Baggao in Cagayan province at 0530 GMT with winds of 175 kilometers (109 miles) an hour, the national weather service said ...
Typhoon Ofel leaves trail of destruction in northern Philippines
16 hours ago · Residents grappled with widespread damage after Typhoon Ofel (Usagi) barrelled down on the Philippines' northern towns, leaving a trail of destruction in Cagayan province on Friday (November 15). Drone video released by the Philippine Red Cross showed residents walking past destroyed bridges and farmland littered with debris in Cagayan province ...
Ofel weakens into typhoon, makes landfall in Cagayan - RAPPLER
1 day ago · But wind and rainfall warnings remain in effect. MANILA, Philippines – Ofel (Usagi) was downgraded from a super typhoon to a typhoon before it made landfall in Baggao, Cagayan, at 1:30 pm on ...
Super Typhoon Ofel threatens Cagayan Valley ahead of landfall
2 days ago · MANILA, Philippines – Super Typhoon Ofel (Usagi) maintained its strength as it continued to “endanger the Cagayan Valley region” late Thursday morning, November 14, the weather bureau said ...
Ofel now a super typhoon; Signal No. 5 up in Cagayan - Inquirer.net
2 days ago · Photo from Pagasa. MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) has reached super typhoon status, prompting the state weather bureau to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS ...
Severe Tropical Storm Ofel nears typhoon status - RAPPLER
3 days ago · Ofel may strengthen into a typhoon on Wednesday, November 13. Under PAGASA’s classification, a typhoon has maximum sustained winds of 118 to 184 km/h. The severe tropical storm was last spotted ...
Evacuations, call for aid as Typhoon Ofel approaches Philippines
3 days ago · The Philippines ordered evacuations ahead of Typhoon Ofel (international name: Usagi) on Wednesday, as the UN disaster office sought $32.9 million in aid for the country after storms that killed ...