A total of 111 flights, both domestic and international, scheduled from Friday to Monday have been canceled due to Typhoon ‘Ompong,’ the Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) said. The Maritime Industry Authority and the Philippine Coast Guard canceled vessel trips at several ports nationwide because of typhoon “Ompong.”READ: Gov’t suspends sea voyages at several ports due to ‘Ompong’“Ompong” is blowing maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kph. It was last spotted 470 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora as of 1 p.m., moving west-northwest at 25 kph. Ompong entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday afternoon and is expected to make landfall on the Cagayan-Isabela area on Saturday morning. /vvpRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 14, 2018 08:42 UTC