Signal No. 2 up in 4 areas as 'Nina' intensifies
December 24, 2016 | 6:15pm
The typhoon is expected to make landfall in Catanduanes on Sunday afternoon or Sunday evening. PAGASA
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 2 was raised over Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon and Northern Samar on Saturday afternoon as Typhoon Nina (Nock-ten) intensified further.
In its 5 p.m. Severe Weather Bulletin, PAGASA said Signal No. 1 may also be raised in Metro Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Batangas, Mindoro Provinces, Aurora, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, Aklan and Capiz by Saturday evening.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1 has been raised over the following areas:
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Romblon
- Masbate, including Ticao and Burias Island
- Marinduque
- Quezon, including Polillo Island.
- Samar
- Eastern Samar
- Biliran
- Northern part of Leyte
As of Saturday afternoon, the eye of the storm was 390 km east of Virac, Catanduanes. Typhoon Nina has maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 215 kph. It is forecast to move west northwest at 15 kph and is expected to bring moderate to heavy rain within a 500-km diameter.
The typhoon is expected to make landfall in Catanduanes on Sunday afternoon or Sunday evening.
"The public and the disaster risk reduction and management councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions," PAGASA said.
In an advisory on Saturday afternoon, the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office said Albay Gov. Al Francis Bichara has ordered the province placed under "Emergency Response Phase", giving local government units access to quick response funds for the evacuation of high-risk areas.
"Sea travel is risky over the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon," PAGASA also said.
The Philippine Coast Guard does not allow vessels to leave port when storm signals are up. The Philippine News Agency reported earlier Saturday that at least 5,000 passengers are stranded at ports in Bicol and the Eastern Visayas.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has already ordered buses headed south to stay in their terminals to keep from adding to congestion in ports in Bicol and Batangas.
"The public and the disaster risk reduction and management councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions," PAGASA said.
"The public and the disaster risk reduction and management councils concerned are advised to take appropriate actions," PAGASA said.
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