Mass evacuations as Typhoon Rai bears down on the Philippines
Aljazeera says Weather bureau says ‘very destructive typhoon-force winds’ likely as International Red Cross warns residents to brace for one of the strongest storms of the year.
Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from their homes in central and southern Philippines as a powerful typhoon quickly gathers strength before making landfall.
The latest report from the Philippine weather bureau, PAGASA, said that Typhoon Rai is undergoing “rapid intensification” as it barrels towards the island province of Dinagat and Surigao provinces in the mid-eastern section of the country as of 0500 GMT.
Earlier, PAGASA said wind speed has accelerated to 185km (115 miles) per hour near the centre with gustiness of up to 230km (143 miles) per hour, moving west-northwest as of 0200 GMT.
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