Tropical storm Doksuri is still raging across the Pacific. The local Pagasa weather service said it could reach the Babuyan Islands in the north of the Philippines on Tuesday evening (local time) or during Wednesday. In the morning, the tropical storm was on its way with wind speeds of 185 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 230 kilometers per hour.
On the Babuyan Islands, where around 20,000 people live, as well as in the north of the largest island of Luzon, heavy rain and high waves are threatening in addition to heavy storms, Pagasa wrote. “Under these conditions, flooding and rain-related landslides are very likely,” it said.
Precautions are taken
Thousands of people living near the coast of the Babuyan Islands have been asked to evacuate their homes and seek safety, media reports said. Ships’ crews were advised to stay in port or go to a safe harbor until the wind and waves subside. As a precaution, several flights were canceled at the airport in the capital Manila.
The super typhoon, which is called “Egay” in the Philippines, will then likely move towards Taiwan and from there to China, according to the calculations. “Doksuri” could probably reach the southeastern province of Fujian on Friday.
The Philippines are hit by an average of about 20 typhoons each year. The particularly bad storm “Haiyan” cost the lives of more than 6,300 people in November 2013. At the end of 2021, Typhoon “Rai” caused severe devastation, killing over 400 people.
