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More than 150,000 people have been evacuated from eastern provinces philippines As Typhoon Kalmegi, whose local name is Tino, is coming from the Pacific Ocean. Authorities have issued warnings of torrential rain, potentially damaging winds and storm surges up to three meters (about 10 feet) high.
It is estimated that the storm will arrive late Monday night or early Tuesday. It was last located about 95 kilometers (59 mi) southeast of Guiuan city in Eastern Samar province, with peak winds of 140 kilometers per hour (87 mph) and peak gusts of 170 kilometers per hour (106 mph).
Kalmegi is expected to move westward, threatening the central island provinces including Cebu. The region is still recovering from 6.9 magnitude earthquake on September 30, which killed at least 79 people thousands of people displaced Whose homes were destroyed or seriously damaged. The Civil Protection Office confirmed that displaced residents living in weak tents would be moved to stronger shelters.
Authorities in the Philippines urged calm after citizens panicked over the “imminent” possibility of another major earthquake.
In October alone, strong earthquakes struck parts of the Philippines, damaging buildings, cutting power and injuring dozens. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the municipality of Davao Oriental in early October, forcing residents to flee into the streets and causing minor landslides, power outages and structural cracks in homes and public buildings.
Now, the possibility of a “major” earthquake has gripped the country, although officials at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said there is no reason to panic.
According to Governor Sol Aragones, classes were suspended for the remainder of October in Laguna province in the wake of the “terrible earthquake”, according to the report. South China Morning PostHe later clarified that the vacation time would be used to “inspect the structural integrity of school buildings.”
On central Negros island, villagers have been warned of possible volcanic mud flows from Kanlaon Volcano due to heavy rains, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. In recent months, plumes of ash and steam have been coming out of the volcano.
Kalamegi is forecast to strengthen further over the Philippine Sea before its possible landfall in Guiyuan or nearby municipalities.
Typhoon HaiyanOne of the most powerful tropical cyclones on record, it struck the coast in Guiuan in November 2013 and swept across the central Philippines, leaving more than 7,300 people dead or missing, destroying entire villages and sinking large numbers of ships inland. Haiyan demolished nearly a million homes and displaced more than 4 million people in one of the country’s poorest regions.
“Nobody is complaining among residents because of their experience with Yolanda. They know it’s better to be safe than sorry,” Eastern Samar Governor RV Ivardon told The Associated Press, referring to Haiyan’s Philippine name.
The office of Civil Defense Administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said that by nightfall about 156,000 people had been evacuated from eastern and southern provinces, including the Dinagat island province south of Eastern Samar. Disaster response agencies, including Coast Guard search and rescue units, have been put on alert.
Inter-island ferries and fishing boats were banned from sailing in the rapidly rising seas, stranding more than 3,500 passengers and cargo truck drivers in about 100 ports, the coast guard said. Many domestic flights were cancelled. The Philippines is hit by about 20 typhoons and storms every year. It is frequently affected by earthquakes and has more than a dozen active volcanoes, making it one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world.