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Typhoon Vongfong makes landfall in Philippines

Typhoon Vongfong made a landfall in the central Philippines on May 14, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee.
Typhoon Vongfong makes landfall in Philippines ảnh 1Satellite image shows Typhoon Vongfong (Photo: edition.cnn.com)
 

Hanoi (VNA) – Typhoon Vongfong made a landfall inthe central Philippines on May 14, forcing tens of thousands of residents toflee.

The Philippine weather forecast agency said that the typhoon,packing winds of 190 km/h, has caused widespread downpours. Flood and landslidewarnings have been issued.

Before hitting the Manila metropolitan, it is forecast tosweep through many localities with millions of residents who remained inlockdown due to the COVID-19.

The country’s evacuation centres will only accept half oftheir designed capacity and people have to wear face masks and follow healthregulations.

To date, the Philippines has recorded a total of 11,618COVID-19 infections and 77 deaths.

The country weathers 20 tropical storms each year. A reportof the Asian Development Bank in July 2019 showed that the Philippines loses 1percent of its economic growth to natural disasters.

Super Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 is the deadliest so far, asabout 7,300 people were killed or went missing./.

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