AFP, CLARK, PhilippinesThe Philippines has begun evacuating thousands of people, local officials said yesterday, as a powerful typhoon rumbling in from the Pacific Ocean forced Southeast Asian (SEA) Games organizers to cancel or reschedule some events. Forecasters expect Typhoon Kammuri to make landfall this evening or tomorrow morning, packing gusts of 170kph and maximum sustained winds of 140kph. Outdoor events in Subic — on the west coast of the main Philippine island of Luzon in the country’s north — were the first to be affected by Kammuri. The women’s triathlon event was brought forward to yesterday, Agregado said, “so we could take advantage of the good weather.”Duathlon events scheduled for tomorrow would now take place today. Schools and government offices in some towns would be closed today and tomorrow in anticipation of the heavy rains.
