Possible areas to be affected by 'Ruby'

Louis Bacani(The Philippine Star)

December 4, 2014 - 5:24pm

Alexander Pama, chief of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, points to the satellite image of Typhoon Hagupit which is brewing over the Pacific Ocean during a media briefing on the Government agency's readiness in dealing with a possible strong weather disturbance Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. AP/Bullit Marquez

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday identified the areas that will be possibly affected by Super Typhoon "Ruby."

In a televised meeting headed by President Benigno Aquino III, PAGASA showed the projected track of Ruby, which will most likely make landfall over Eastern Samar and traverse Visayas.

But because the typhoon has a diameter of 700 kilometers, it is expected to affect areas outside Visayas.

According to PAGASA, the areas under the red alert level are expected to be hardest hit by the Ruby.

Alert level	Provinces to be affected	Potential impact due to severe wind
Red (100-km radius from the forecast track)	Aklan Albay Antique Biliran Capiz Cebu Eastern Samar Iloilo Leyte Marinduque Masbate Northern Samar Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro Palawan Quezon Romblon Samar Sorsogon	Storm surge of about 3 to 4 meters high Heavy damage to agriculture Some large trees uprooted Majority of nipa and cogon houses unroofed or destroyed Considerable damage to structures of light to medium construction Moderate to heavy disruption of electrical power and communication services Travel by land, sea and air is dangerous
Orange (200-km radius from the forecast track)	Batangas Bohol Camarines Norte Camarines Sur Catanduanes Cavite Guimaras Laguna Metro Manila Negros Occidental Negros Oriental Southern Leyte Surigao Del Norte Rizal	Storm surge of about 3 to 4 meters high Moderate damage to agriculture Rice and corn adversely affected Few large trees uprooted Large number of nipa and cogon houses partially or totally unroofed Some old galvanized iron roofing may fall off Travel by all types of sea vessels is risky
Yellow (300-km radius from the forecast track)	Agusan Del Norte Agusan Del Sur Aurora Bataan Bulacan Camiguin Laguna Nueva Ecija Pampanga Surigao Del Sur Tarlac Zambales	Twigs and branches of trees may be broken Some banana plants may tilt or land flat on the ground Rice in flowering stage may suffer significant damage Some nipa and cogon houses may be partially unroofed

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