According to AP, super typhoon Goni landed in Catanduanes island province at dawn on November 1 with winds of 225 km/hour, sometimes jerking over 310 km/hour. It then moved westward, toward densely populated areas, including the capital Manila and flooded provinces that are still recovering from another storm a week ago.
Albay province governor Al Francis Bichara said at least seven people had been killed in the province as of November 1.
Super typhoon Goni brings with it fierce winds that cause houses to roof, power lines down and floods. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the affected areas have been displaced from their homes.
Filipino officials say Goni – the most highly-rated storm of 2020 – also caused deadly landslides that buried several homes in the southern main island of Luzon.
Upon landing in the island province of Catanduanes, Goni strengthened into a super typhoon but was downgraded a few hours later as it swept across Luzon Island and decreased in strength as he moved towards the capital Manila, where 12 million inhabitants are experiencing strong winds. in the evening.
Intense winds and rain are expected to affect areas along the typhoon’s path, including provinces near the capital Manila. On November 1, the Philippine Disaster Management Agency warned that 19-31 million people in the Philippines (accounting for about a quarter of the population) would be affected by Typhoon Goni.
Currently, the storm is moving in the west-southwest direction with a speed of 25 km / h. In the capital Manila, the airport was closed and residents were evacuated from low-lying slums at risk of flooding due to high tide. Thousands of soldiers and police were mobilized to help evacuate and rescue.
Meanwhile, an estimated 300 houses were buried underground in the Purok 6 and 7 areas, San Francisco, Guinobatan, and Albay of the Philippines at around 8am 1-11, according to MP Zaldy Co, some people are believed to have been buried alive.