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Typhoon Vongfong causes severe flooding in the Philippines as residents evacuated

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Typhoon Vongfong causes severe flooding in the Philippines as residents evacuated

Typhoon Vongfong causes severe flooding in the Philippines as residents evacuated

Severe flooding caused by Typhoon Ambo in the northeastern part of the Philippines today (May 16).

The typhoon, with the international name Vongfong, slammed into the country over Eastern Samar province on Thursday at 12:15pm local time.

Today, there was critical flooding in Casiguran in Aurora province, caused by torrential rain over the previous two days.

Typhoon Ambo is the first typhoon to hit the Philippines this year in the midst of Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Thousands of residents have been evacuated.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Saturday morning (May 16) that Ambo had reached Tuba, Benguet, moving northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h).

Its maximum winds have dropped to to 75 km/h, while gusts decreased to 125 km/h.


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