Typhoon "Pablo" (international codename "Bopha") has hit land early Tuesday, driving thousands of Filipino families out of their homes amid fears of floods or landslides.
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| Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) made landfall over Baganga town in Davao Oriental before 5 a.m. Tuesday, even as 24 areas were placed under Storm Signal No. 3. |
"Typhoon Pablo has made landfall over Baganga, Davao Oriental," the state weather bureau Pagasa said in in 5 a.m. update Tuesday.
It had maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 210 kph, it added.
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Public storm warning signal number 3 has been hoisted over the following areas, where the weather bureau warned of 101-185 kph winds in at least 18 hours:
-Southern Leyte
-Bohol
-Negros Oriental
-Siquijor
-Southern Cebu
-Surigao del Norte
-Siargao Island
-Surigao del Sur
-Dinagat Province
-Agusan del Norte
-Agusan del Sur
-Misamis Oriental
-Camiguin
-Bukidnon
-Davao Oriental
-Compostela Valley
-North Cotabato
-Lanao del Sur
-Lanao del Norte
-Misamis Occidental
-Zamboanga del Norte
-Zamboanga del Sur
-Davao del Norte
-Samal Island
The following areas, meanwhile, have been placed under signal number 2 (61-100 kph winds):
-Rest of Cebu
-Camotes Island
-Iloilo
-Guimaras
-Capiz
-Leyte
-Biliran
-Negros Occidental
-Davao del Sur
-Sultan Kudarat
-Zamboanga Sibugay
-Maguindanao
Signal number 1 (30-60 kph winds) is meanwhile up in:
-Palawan
-Calamian Group of Islands
-Ticao Island
-Masbate
-Northern Samar
-Eastern Samar
-Western Samar
-Aklan
-Antique
-Basilan
-Sarangani
-South Cotabato
"Residents living in low lying and mountainous areas under public storm warning signals are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides," Pagasa said.
Those living in coastal areas under public storm warning signal numbers 3 and 2 have also been alerted against big waves or storm surges, particularly in Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat, Bohol and Leyte provinces where waves may reach three to six meters in height.
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