Almost 10,000 people have fled their homes as powerful typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) threatens to wreak havoc in northern Luzon and whip up life-threatening six-meter storm surge, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Friday. Edgar Posadas said at least 5.2 million people are in the path of the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year. A total of 2,298 families or 9,107 persons were pre-emptively evacuated in Ilocos, Cagayan and Cordillera region, official figures said. So mag a-update pa ito,” Posadas said, as the pre-emptive evacuation is still ongoing. READ: Typhoon ‘Ompong’ takes aim at Northern LuzonIsabela is also seen to bear the brunt of Ompong, which is expected to make landfall in Cagayan-Isabela area on Saturday morning.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 14, 2018 07:51 UTC