Philippines orders evacuations ahead of Typhoon Usagi

Repair following flood in the Philippines (Photo: EPA)

The national weather service said Usagi, the fifth major storm to hit the country in three weeks, was likely to make landfall in Cagayan province on the northeast tip of the main island Luzon on November 14.

Provincial civil defence chief Rueli Rapsing said mayors had been ordered to evacuate residents in vulnerable areas, by force if necessary, adding that as many as 40,000 in the province live in hazard-prone areas.

About 20 storms and typhoons hit the archipelago nation or its surrounding waters each year, killing scores of people and keeping millions in enduring poverty.

A recent study showed that storms in the Asia-Pacific are increasingly forming closer to coastlines, intensifying more rapidly and lasting longer over land due to climate change./.

VNA

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