SuperTyphoon Reming Hits Philippine Area of Responsibility
/–Quoted from INQ.NET–/
TROPICAL STORM “REMING” (international code name: Durian) yesterday became a “supertyphoon” as it approached the eastern part of Luzon with winds stronger than those of Typhoon “Milenyo,” which slammed into Metro Manila and Luzon in late September.
Milenyo (international codename: Xangsane) left 230 people dead or missing and cut off power to several provinces for weeks.
Weather officials said Reming was capable of uprooting trees and blowing away houses made of light materials.
As of 11 p.m. yesterday, the supertyphoon was spotted 190 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 km per hour and gusts of up to 230 kph.
/–Lucky for us here in Mindanao, typhoons and some natural calamities are not really experienced.–/
