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Tropical storm Mitag threatens tens of thousands in Philippines, Vietnam
by ryan | November 21, 2007 at 02:48 pm | 1505 views | 5 comments
Tropical Storm Mitag is heading toward the Philippines and could develop in to a Super Typhoon as it gathers strength over the ocean. It is expected to make landfall on Friday.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the evacuation of thousands of people in the eastern Philippines ahead of a powerful tropical storm, officials said Wednesday.
Mitag could became a "super typhoon" with winds of more than 138 mph by the time it hits land in the Philippines, chief government forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said.
Vietnam said Wednesday that tens of thousands of fishermen may be in danger as a Tropical Storm Hagibis approaches the country's coastal regions.
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November 21, 2007 at 02:48 pm by ryan, 1505 views, 5 comments
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at 15:09 on November 21st, 2007
I think this is an important story and would benefit from other NowPublic contributors working on it. I've flagged it as News Wanted and invite others in relevant locations to look for more evidence.
at 23:25 on November 21st, 2007
Heres the latest as of about 1am eastern - ManilaThu 2:24 PM
Here is the Colorado Edu site with live java tracking images and more.
http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/products/tc_realtime/storm.asp?storm_identifier=WP242007
The Image below is from:http://www.tenspider.net/weather/hurricane-tracking.html
They are tracking the storm as well.
News as of Date: 22 Nov 2007 - 1am eastern - ManilaThu 2:24 PM
Source: Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA)
Manila_(dpa) _ A powerful typhoon gathered more strength on
Thursday as it nears populated areas in the eastern Philippines, the
weather bureau said.
The Philippine Astronomical Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA) said storm Mitag became a typhoon
overnight, with sustained winds of 120 kilometres per hour and gusts of
150 kilometres per hour.
The agency said Mitag is moving westward at 15 kilometres per
hour and was spotted 490 kilometres east of Virac town in Catanduanes
province in the Bicol region.
PAGASA has raised storm warnings in the Bicol provinces of Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte.
Glenn Rabonza, Office of the Civil Defence administrator, said
some 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes at the foot of
Mayon Volcano in Albay province, 330 kilometres south-east of Manila.
Rabonza added some 100,000 more may be evacuated from the homes
in the coastal areas of Bicol region, depending on the direction which
Mitag might take.
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at 04:48 on November 22nd, 2007
The nation's capital region has experienced relentless rains from the night of the November 21 to early morning the next day. Late afternoon of November 22 has been pretty calm in the metropolis...eerily calm to put it...much like the "calm before the storm". The public is bracing for the weekend brunt, but is still hoping that the typhoon will change direction as it initially had 24 hours ago.
It will be a bad weekend for the 15 +/- million residents of Metro Manila...but it will be worse for the millions more in the provinces directly to be affected by "Mina". President Gloria Arroyo has ordered the pre-emptive evacuation of thousands in the Bicol region.
The typhoon comes less than a week after "Lando" devastated Central Visayas and incurred millions of pesos in agricultural damage.
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ryanat 17:07 on November 22nd, 2007
thank you for the first hand report. stay safe!
at 19:27 on November 22nd, 2007
As of late from the Philippine's inquirer.net, it says--
AT A GLANCE:
• Wind speed: 160 kph with gusts of up to 195 kph
• Signal No. 3: Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur
• Signal No. 2: Sorsogon, Albay, Burias Island, Polillo Island, Marinduque and northern Samar
• Signal No. 1:
Masbate, Romblon, Batangas, Laguna, the rest of Quezon, Aurora, Rizal,
Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Isabela and Quirino
Here is an excerpt--
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Aside from Catanduanes, the Camarines
provinces were also placed under Storm Signal No. 3 early Friday as
typhoon “Mina” (international codename: Mitag) strengthened further
while moving west on its dangerous course toward the Bicol Region, the
state weather bureau said.
As of 4 a.m., Mina packed maximum winds of 160 kilometers per hour
near the center and gusts of 195 kph as it was located some 220 km east
of Virac, Catanduanes, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Administration (PAGASA) said in its 5 a.m. bulletin.
or, read the whole article here: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=102647