As Super Typhoon Ragasa battered the Philippines’ far north on Monday with gale-force winds and torrential rain, over 10,000 evacuees sought cover in schools and evacuation centers. The typhoon, which is intensifying as it moves closer to southern China, was predicted to reach land near the Babuyan Islands in the Philippines at noon.
Smaller-scale evacuations were also taking place on the thinly populated islands, which are located roughly 740 kilometers (460 miles) south of Taiwan. According to the national weather service, as of 11:00 am (0300 GMT), the storm’s center had maximum sustained winds of 215 km/h, with gusts as high as 265 kph as it proceeded westward towards the Babuyans.
The wind was so powerful that I woke up. According to Tirso Tugagao, a resident of Aparri, a coastal town in the northern Cagayan province, “it was hitting the windows and it sounded like a machine that was switched on.
On Monday, in Lal-lo town, Cagayan province, a man strolls down a road in the midst of torrential rain brought on by Super Typhoon Ragasa. AFP The 45-year-old teacher remarked, “I can see the high waves crashing onto the shore from my house here.” “I hope everyone stays safe.
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