| Typhoon "Fung Wong" intensifies and moves toward Philippine islands |
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| Tuesday, 29 July 2008 14:16 | |||
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At 10:00 a.m. local time (0200 GMT), the typhoon packed maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour, with gusts of up to 160 kilometers per hour, at 280 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes, said the PAGASA. The typhoon was moving west northwest at 11 kilometers per hour and was forecast to be at 290 kilometers north of Basco Monday morning, and 580 kilometers north northwest of Basco Tuesday morning, the PAGASA said. Public storm signal number 3, which signals incoming typhoon of100 to 185 kilometer per hour winds, was raised in the Batanes and Babuyan islands while signal number 2, which signals 60 to 100 kilometer per hour winds, was raised in the provinces of Cagayan, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte in the northern Philippines, the PAGASA said. "Fung Wong" will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon and bring rains over Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao particularly over the Western sections," said the PAGASA. Residents in coastal areas were warned against big waves while those in low-lying areas and mountain slopes were warned against flash floods and landslides. "Fung Wong" visited the Philippines one month after typhoon "Feng Shen", locally called "Frank", rampaged through the country killing hundreds of people and causing the capsizing of a passenger ship with more than 800 on board, in which only 57 people are known to have survived.
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