Typhoon Kammuri hit the Philippines during the night, at least 1 person died

At least 1 person was killed when Typhoon Kammuri hit the main island of Luzon, the largest and most populous island in the Philippines by the end of December 2.

According to Bloomberg News, at least 1 person was killed and people in many provinces evacuated when Typhoon Kammuri - Philippines called Typhoon Tisoy - hit the Philippines' main island of Luzon. Typhoon Kammuri hit Gubat, Sorsogon province (in the Bicol region, south of Luzon island) at 2pm on December 2.

Philippines weather forecast agency late December 2 said Kammuri typhoon is continuing to strengthen, with winds of 175km / h near the center of the storm and shock to 240 km / h. The storm is moving west at a speed of 15km / h, according to Inquirer .

More than 50 areas are currently on the 3rd hurricane signal - the 3rd highest in the Philippines' 5-level storm warning system - after Typhoon Kammuri hit Sorsogon province on December 2. With warning level 3, the wind (from 121 - 170 km / h) is strong enough to knock down coconut trees, causing crop damage and expected to last for 18 hours.

Meanwhile, the capital city of Manila and nearly 100 other areas on the island of Luzon and the Visayas archipelago are currently receiving storm warning signals. 2. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to take place in the capital Manila this morning ( 3/12).

Typhoon Kammuri brought heavy rain and strong winds to hit the Philippines - (Image: AFP)

This is the 20th storm to hit the Philippines this year. Typhoon Kammuri was traveling the same route as Rammasun in July 2014, killing 106 people in the Southeast Asian nation and causing property damage worth 38.6 billion pesos (US $ 759 million).

Some reports say tens of thousands of people have been evacuated. However, local authorities say more than 217,000 people have left their homes in dozens of provinces in the Bicol region of central Philippines, with many residents taking refuge in evacuation centers.

According to the Ministry of Transport of the Philippines, Manila airport will be closed from 11am 3/12 to 23pm the same day to deal with typhoon Kammuri. Philippine Airlines, Cebu Air and AirAsia Group have stopped more than 380 flights. Typhoon Kammuri is also expected to affect the 30th SEA Games taking place in the Philippines.

"We hope there won't be any damage. But given the strength of Kammuri, we cannot avoid it. We evacuated people first in areas where the typhoon was direct. " - said Mark Timbal, spokesman for the Philippines National Disaster Agency.

On average, the Philippines experiences 20 tropical storms each year, killing hundreds. The deadliest typhoon recorded in the country is the super typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 7,300 people in 2013.

According to CNN, Typhoon Kammuri will sweep the central Philippines and south of Luzon in more than 24 hours before moving to the South China Sea in the early morning of December 4.

According to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, at 1h on December 3, the location of Kammuri storm center was about 13.2 degrees North latitude; 123.5 degrees Kinh Dong, right on the central region of Philippines.

The strongest wind near the center of strong storm level 14 (150-165km / h), level 17. Wind radius of strong wind from level 6, shock from level 8 or more is about 350km from the center of the storm; Strong wind radius from level 10, level 12 or more shock about 150km from the center of the storm.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move to the Northwestern direction, traveling 15-20km every hour and into the East Sea. Until 1h on December 4, the center of the storm was about 14.1 degrees North; 119.3 degrees Kinh Dong, about 630 km northeast of Song Tu Tay Island. The strongest wind near the center of strong storms level 12 (115-135km / h), level 15.

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