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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTyphoon Mangkhut: Millions in Philippines braced for storm
While Florence may have weakened, this one sounds awful:
Typhoon Mangkhut, packing winds of 255km/h (160mph), is due to make landfall on the northern tip of the main island of Luzon by the weekend.
Schools and offices are being closed and farmers are racing to save crops.
Ten million people are in the path of the storm, along with millions more in coastal areas of southern China.
The Philippines is hit by about 20 typhoons and storms a year. Forecasters say Mangkhut is the strongest so far in 2018 - 900km in diameter, with sustained winds of 205 km/h.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45506882
Schools and offices are being closed and farmers are racing to save crops.
Ten million people are in the path of the storm, along with millions more in coastal areas of southern China.
The Philippines is hit by about 20 typhoons and storms a year. Forecasters say Mangkhut is the strongest so far in 2018 - 900km in diameter, with sustained winds of 205 km/h.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45506882
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Typhoon Mangkhut: Millions in Philippines braced for storm (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2018
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Vinnie From Indy
(10,820 posts)1. This one makes Florence look small
This is truly a monster storm.
malaise
(268,633 posts)2. This is the big one for 2018
They do get some of the worst typhoons
muriel_volestrangler
(101,262 posts)3. Rota in shambles after Typhoon Mangkhut
The Northern Marianas island of Rota is reportedly in a shambles in the wake of Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest storm to hit the island since 2002.
The Saipan Tribune reports the Category two typhoon brought maximum sustained winds of over 160 kilometres per hour to the island.
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The US government has declared a state of disaster emergency in the CNMI and assistance has been deployed.
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There have been no reports of deaths or injuries at this stage.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/366287/rota-in-shambles-after-typhoon-mangkhut
The Saipan Tribune reports the Category two typhoon brought maximum sustained winds of over 160 kilometres per hour to the island.
...
The US government has declared a state of disaster emergency in the CNMI and assistance has been deployed.
...
There have been no reports of deaths or injuries at this stage.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/366287/rota-in-shambles-after-typhoon-mangkhut