Video: In a nationwide telecast from Malacanang, Philippine President Noynoy Aquino alerts citizens on the impending damage of Super Typhoon Haiyan / Yolanda.
A Super typhoon which is recognized as the strongest tropical cyclone to ever develop is currently hitting the Philippines ( Manila time: 7:00 A.M.) and causing much fear among those in the affected areas. Thousands of residents in the path of the cyclone have already been evacuated more than 24 hours ago since the monster typhoon steered itself toward the country.
Codenamed Haiyan (Philippine name: Yolanda), the typhoon is packing 315kph winds and 380kph gusts ( 195mph and 235mph respectively). 
This sustained wind strength gives it an equivalent strength of a hurricane in the Category 5 level. Haiyan is expected to greatly impact over numerous locations in the central area of the Philippines (Visayas) but is also expected to bring rains and floods in many other places both in the Northern and Southern parts of the country. The diameter of the typhoon is said to cover 2/3 of the whole archipelago with a diameter measurement of 1,850 km or 1,150 mi.
This sustained wind strength gives it an equivalent strength of a hurricane in the Category 5 level. Haiyan is expected to greatly impact over numerous locations in the central area of the Philippines (Visayas) but is also expected to bring rains and floods in many other places both in the Northern and Southern parts of the country. The diameter of the typhoon is said to cover 2/3 of the whole archipelago with a diameter measurement of 1,850 km or 1,150 mi.
Many residents who were relocated even before the typhoon showed its presence was from the city of Tacloban. More than 3,800 individuals have been transferred to relocation centers as of yesterday, a small fraction of the city’s more than 200,000 residents. Still, the evacuation has helped tremendously as Tacloban is currently experiencing (as of this writing) heavy winds and rains according to reports in social networking and micro-blogging sites. Reports indicate that roofs, if not houses are being blown away by the strong gusts.
Yesterday, Philippine President Noynoy Aquino called on the residents of the affected areas to recognize the
threat that Haiyan brings and to obey and cooperate in the evacuation efforts. The Philippine government said that it has mobilized helicopters and planes from the Philippine Air Force as well as provided the needed supplies for the evacuation centers. Aquino added that the devastating effects of the storm can be managed if everyone will work together.
threat that Haiyan brings and to obey and cooperate in the evacuation efforts. The Philippine government said that it has mobilized helicopters and planes from the Philippine Air Force as well as provided the needed supplies for the evacuation centers. Aquino added that the devastating effects of the storm can be managed if everyone will work together.
It is expected that more than thirty provincial areas all across the nation will experience landslides and severe flooding. Schools in these provinces have already been cancelled and emergency response teams from local governments have been put on alert. Airline flights and shipping travel in these areas have also been cancelled.
Much concern has also been focused on Bohol, an island in central Philippines that was recently devastated by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. The tremor brought a fatality count of 222 and caused injury to more than a thousand residents. With the coming of Haiyan, the fate of more than 350,000 individuals who were displaced and living in temporary shelters is in terrible danger.
As of early November 8, Friday, Haiyan has hit the province of Eastern Samar around 4:40 AM (Manila time), according to Philippine news reports. It is also pouring rain and hurling heavy winds in other areas in the Visayas as well as northeastern Mindanao and the southern Luzon / Bicol region. Residents of Metro Manila, the country’s economic, political and financial capital, are also bracing themselves for massive floods and dangerous winds. The typhoon is expected to show it’s fury all throughout Friday up to Saturday morning. It is estimated to be outside the Philippine zone by the afternoon of Saturday.
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