Philippines evacuates coasts, cancels sea trips as super typhoon Noru nears.

September 26, 2022

The Philippine authorities started evacuating people from coastal areas on Sunday and hundreds were unable to travel by sea as the main island Luzon, including Manila, braced for a category 3 typhoon that continues to strengthen, officials said.
Typhoon Noru became a super typhoon “after a period of explosive intensification”, with sustained winds increasing from 120 km per hour to 185 km per hour on Saturday evening, the disaster agency said in an advisory.
It will continue intensifying and may make landfall with 185 to 205 kph of sustained winds.
Noru, the 11th tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines this year, will bring heavy to torrential rains over the capital region and nearby provinces.
The Philippine Coast Guard said more than 1,200 passengers and 28 vessels were stranded in ports south of the capital.